droit du seigneur


droit du seign·eur

D0394950 (drwä dü sĕn-yœr′)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]

droit du sei•gneur

(Fr. drwa dü sɛˈnyœr)
n. the supposed right of a feudal lord to have sexual relations with the bride of a vassal on her wedding night. [1815–25; < French: literally, right of the lord]