英语词汇droit du seigneur的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

droit du seigneur. Droit du seigneur, French for “the lord’s right,” is also called “the right of the first night” in English. It is said to have been a custom in medieval Europe, permitting the lord of a manor to have sexual relations with all brides of his vassals on their wedding nights. The story is part of folk- lore and literature in many countries and often finds its way into history books, but there is little evidence that such a cus- tom really existed. A suspect 1392 French document men- tions such a law and that is the only “proof ” we have of it in history.

词汇	droit du seigneur
词源	droit du seigneur. Droit du seigneur, French for “the lord’s right,” is also called “the right of the first night” in English. It is said to have been a custom in medieval Europe, permitting the lord of a manor to have sexual relations with all brides of his vassals on their wedding nights. The story is part of folk- lore and literature in many countries and often finds its way into history books, but there is little evidence that such a cus- tom really existed. A suspect 1392 French document men- tions such a law and that is the only “proof ” we have of it in history.
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