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   droit de seigneur

   /ˌdrwʌ də sɛnˈjəː/

   noun

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

   Word Origin French, literally ‘lord's right’.

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