Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Droit du seigneur (/ˈdrɑː də seɪˈnjɜr/; French pronunciation: [dʁwa dy sɛɲœʁ]) refers to a European late medieval context and a subsequent widespread popular belief concerning collection of supposed putative similar rights allowing the lord to spend a night and have sexual relations with a subordinate woman. They also are known as jus primae noctis mainly when they include the notion of "first night".According to the most known variant, it was an alleged legal right allowing the lord of a medieval estate to take the virginity of his serfs' maiden daughters.There is little evidence, however, that the alleged rights ever actually existed, much less that they were ever exercised.. }
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- Droit_du_seigneur abstract "Droit du seigneur (/ˈdrɑː də seɪˈnjɜr/; French pronunciation: [dʁwa dy sɛɲœʁ]) refers to a European late medieval context and a subsequent widespread popular belief concerning collection of supposed putative similar rights allowing the lord to spend a night and have sexual relations with a subordinate woman. They also are known as jus primae noctis mainly when they include the notion of "first night".According to the most known variant, it was an alleged legal right allowing the lord of a medieval estate to take the virginity of his serfs' maiden daughters.There is little evidence, however, that the alleged rights ever actually existed, much less that they were ever exercised.".