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droit de seigneur
An archaic law that guarenteed the ruler of a particular place (a king, a lord, a baron ect.) first night privileges with any bride in his domain on her wedding night. Out of use today.
Also known by the Latin name "Prima Nocta"
Word Origin: French. Literally means "Right of the master"
Also known by the Latin name "Prima Nocta"
Word Origin: French. Literally means "Right of the master"
In the movie "Braveheart", William and Murron marry in secret to avoid Murron being forced to sleep with the King because of the droit de seigneur.
In the tv show "The Office" Michael says he is instituting "Prima Nocta" to ensure that everyone dresses properly for Phyllis' wedding. He later admits he misconstrued the meaning of the phrase.
In the tv show "The Office" Michael says he is instituting "Prima Nocta" to ensure that everyone dresses properly for Phyllis' wedding. He later admits he misconstrued the meaning of the phrase.
droit de seigneur by OperaFan921 April 18, 2011
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fogey
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)