Definitions for droit du seigneurFr. drwa dü sɛˈnyœr
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
droit du sei•gneurFr. drwa dü sɛˈnyœr(n.)
the supposed right of a feudal lord to have sexual relations with the bride of a vassal on her wedding night.
Category: Foreign Term, Western History
Origin of droit du seigneur:
1815–25; < F: lit., right of the lord
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