droitdu seigneur

droitdu seigneur
droit du seign·eur (drwä dü sĕn-yœrʹ) 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.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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