First Known Use: 1825
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droit du seigneur
noun droit du sei·gneur \drwä-due-se-nʸœr\
Definition of DROIT DU SEIGNEUR
: 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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Origin of DROIT DU SEIGNEUR
French, right of the lord
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