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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: JUN-KHA |
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JUS PRIMAE NOCTIS, or DROIT DU SEIGNEUR , a custom alleged to have existed in medieval Europe, giving the overlord a right to the virginity of his vassals' daughters on their wedding
century . There appears to have been an entirely religious custom established by the council of Carthage in 398, whereby the Church
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Droit du Seigneur, or " God's right." Later theclerical admonition was extended to the first three days of marriage
The whole subject has been exhaustively treated by Louis Veuillot in Le Droit du seigneur au moyen age (1854).End of Article: JUS PRIMAE NOCTIS, or DROIT DU SEIGNEUR If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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