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droit de seigneur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
droit de -seigneur
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The supposed right of the feudal lord to deflower the maiden bride of one of his subjects.

Uncountable

Etymology

Error for or alteration of French droit du seigneur (“lord's right”) (with du becoming de).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

droit du seigneur (alternative)

Synonyms

jus primae noctis prima nocta right of the first night

Questions

What does droit de seigneur mean?
The supposed right of the feudal lord to deflower the maiden bride of one of his subjects.
Where does droit de seigneur come from?
It is traced to French.

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