Droit du seigneur
Supposed sexual right of medieval lords / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
There are many references to the custom throughout the centuries.