Sired
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- (v.) Past tense of sire, meaning to beget or father offspring, often used in legal contexts concerning paternity or inheritance rights.
The child was legally recognized as sired by the deceased man.
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Sired is primarily used in legal discussions involving lineage, inheritance, and legitimacy, referring specifically to the act of fathering; it is the simple past and past participle of sire.
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