- droit du seigneur
- noun Etymology: French, right of the lord Date: 1825 a supposed legal or customary right of a feudal lord to have sexual relations with a vassal's bride on her wedding night
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Droit de seigneur — (pronounced|dʀwa d(ə) sɛɲœʀ), French for the lord s right , is a term now popularly used to describe an alleged legal right allowing the lord of an estate to take the virginity of the estate s virgins. It is also spelled droit du seigneur (IPA|… … Wikipedia
Droit du seigneur — ● Droit du seigneur droit qui a été souvent défini comme identique au droit de cuissage ou de culage … Encyclopédie Universelle
droit du seigneur — 1784, alleged medieval custom whereby the feudal lord had the right to have sex with the bride of his vassal on their wedding night before she went to her husband, from French, lit. the lord s right. There is little evidence that it actually… … Etymology dictionary
droit du seigneur — [drwä dü se nyër′] n. [Fr, right of the lord] 1. an alleged right, reputedly claimed by some feudal lords, to the first night with a vassal s bride 2. any alleged right arrogantly presumed … English World dictionary
Droit du seigneur — Vasily Polenov: Le droit du Seigneur (1874). A Victorian artist s painting of an old man bringing his young daughters to their feudal lord. Droit du seigneur (/ … Wikipedia
Droit de seigneur — Wassilij Dimitriewitsch Polenow zeigt 1874 wie ein alter Mann seine Tochter zum Feudalherrn bringt. Mit ius primae noctis (lateinisch „Recht der ersten Nacht“; auch jus primae noctis; auf französisch droit de seigneur) wird das R … Deutsch Wikipedia
droit de seigneur — n. hist. the alleged right of a feudal lord to have sexual intercourse with a vassal s bride on her wedding night. Etymology: F, = lord s right * * * droit de seigneur 7 [ˌdrwʌ də senˈjɜː(r)] [ˌdrwʌ də senˈjɜːr] noun uncountable (f … Useful english dictionary
droit du seigneur — drwädu̅e̅sānʸœœr noun Etymology: French, right of the lord : a supposed legal or customary right at the time of a marriage whereby a feudal lord had sexual relations with a vassal s bride on her wedding night * * * Fr. /drddwann dyuu se nyuerdd / … Useful english dictionary
droit de seigneur — copulation by a male employer with a female employee Literally, a right of the lord of the Manor, which was said to include, fictitiously in most cases, copulating with each virgin in his domain. In modern times such a privilege was claimed … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
droit du seigneur — droit du sei•gneur fr. [[t]drwa dü sɛˈnyœr[/t]] n. fot why the supposed right of a feudal lord to have sexual relations with the bride of a vassal on her wedding night • Etymology: 1815–25; < F: lit., right of the lord … From formal English to slang
