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Droit du seigneur
Supposed sexual right of medieval lords / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Droit du seigneur[lower-alpha 1] ('right of the lord'), also known as jus primae noctis[lower-alpha 2] ('right of the first night'), sometimes referred to as prima nocta[lower-alpha 3], was a supposed legal right in medieval Europe, allowing feudal lords to have sexual relations with any female subject, particularly on her wedding night.
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There are many references to the custom throughout the centuries.