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droit du seigneur

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droit du seign·eur  (drwä dü sn-yr)
n.
The supposed right of a feudal lord to have sexual relations with a vassal's bride on her wedding night.
[French : droit, right + du, of the + seigneur, lord of a manor.]
droit du seigneur (French) [drwa dy sɛɲœr]
n
(Historical Terms) in feudal times, the right of a lord to have sexual intercourse with a vassal's bride on her wedding night
[from French, literally: the right of the lord]


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They am ours not by birth, but literally by courtesy, and they provide a line of defense for us commoners who prefer not to allow random dukes, earls, or telephone solicitors to assert droit du seigneur with our first names.
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