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droit du seigneur
[ French drwa dy se-nyœr ]
noun
- the supposed right claimable by a feudal lord to have sexual relations with the bride of a vassal on her first night of marriage.
droit du seigneur
/ drwa dy sɛɲœr /
noun
- in feudal times, the right of a lord to have sexual intercourse with a vassal's bride on her wedding night
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Word History and Origins
Origin of droit du seigneur1
1815–25; < French: literally, right of the lord
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Word History and Origins
Origin of droit du seigneur1
from French, literally: the right of the lord
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Example Sentences
In a lawsuit, documented here, Rogers is charged with exercising what might be called droit du seigneur.
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More than this, they enjoy a sort of "droit du seigneur," and no man's wife or daughter is safe from them.
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The Peers have, in fact, a political droit du seigneur in England.
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