noctis
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of noctis
< Latin, genitive singular of nox night
Example Sentences
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For all he knew there might never have been any such law as the jus primae noctis, or any such creature as a capitalist, or any such garment as a top hat.
From "1984" by George Orwell
In Domesday this appears as a food rent: firma unius noctis or diei.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
When we consider that the jus primae noctis is explained as an expiation for individual marriage the position of the tippa-malku husband and the method in which he obtains his wife are exceedingly instructive.
From Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia by Northcote Whitridge Thomas
There is no mention of any jus primae noctis where the marriage was the result of betrothal.
From Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia by Northcote Whitridge Thomas
Properly the epithet of noctis, but poetically transferred to signa.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Curtis C. Bushnell
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