Daughters of the Circle
Daughtership
Daughtership is the institutional guardianship administered by the Sewing Circle for women who cannot or will not enter male guardianship.
Because Gondaran society requires all women to exist under guardianship, Daughtership functions as the structural failsafe of the system.
It ensures that no woman remains socially unplaced.
Daughtership is not considered punishment and may not be used as a disciplinary threat.
It occurs under lawful circumstances such as:
- inability to secure guardianship
- voluntary renunciation of seeking
- court determination
- exceptional social circumstances preventing male guardianship.