droit du seigneur
alleged legal right in medieval Europe allowing feudal lords to have sexual relations with subordinate women
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droit du seigneur
Summary
droit du seigneur is a phrase[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of phrase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,546 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- droit du seigneur's instance of is recorded as phrase[3].
- droit du seigneur's instance of is recorded as traditional story[4].
- droit du seigneur's Commons category is recorded as Droit du seigneur[5].
- droit du seigneur's facet of is recorded as feudal law[6].
- droit du seigneur's facet of is recorded as Middle Ages[7].
- droit du seigneur's facet of is recorded as feudalism[8].
- droit du seigneur's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- droit du seigneur's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
- droit du seigneur's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Rape[11].
- droit du seigneur's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
- droit du seigneur's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[13].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include phrase[3] and traditional story[4].
Why It Matters
droit du seigneur ranks in the top 3% of phrase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,546 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]