| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| droit du seigneur |
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| SYLLABICATION: | droit du seign·eur |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  drwä dü s n-yœr |
| NOUN: | The supposed right of a feudal lord to have sexual relations with a vassal's bride on her wedding night. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French : droit, right + du, of the + seigneur, lord of a manor.
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