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droit de seigneur

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
droit de seigneur /ˌdrwʌ də sɛnˈjəː/

▶noun the alleged right of a medieval feudal lord to have sexual intercourse with a vassal's bride on her wedding night.

– origin Fr., lit. ‘lord's right’.

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