Meaning Of The Word Droit du seigneur

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droit du seigneur in British English
an alleged right, reputedly claimed by some feudal lords, to the first night with a vassal's bride
noun: in feudal times, the right of a lord to have sexual intercourse with a vassal's bride on her wedding night
noun: the supposed right claimable by a feudal lord to have sexual relations with the bride of a vassal on her first night of marriage

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