droit du seigneur

[ French drwadyse-nyœr ]

noun
  1. the supposed right claimable by a feudal lord to have sexual relations with the bride of a vassal on her first night of marriage.

Origin of droit du seigneur

1
1815–25; <French: literally, right of the lord

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droit du seigneur

/ (French drwa dy sɛɲœr) /


noun
  1. in feudal times, the right of a lord to have sexual intercourse with a vassal's bride on her wedding night

Origin of droit du seigneur

1
from French, literally: the right of the lord

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