DROIT DE SEIGNEUR

Meaning of DROIT DE SEIGNEUR in English

/ ˌdrwʌ də senˈjɜː(r); NAmE / noun

[ U ] (from French ) the right of a lord to have sex with a woman of lower social rank on her wedding night, said to exist in the Middle Ages

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WORD ORIGIN

French , literally lord's right.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DROIT DE SEIGNEUR — [ ˌdrwʌ də sɛn'jə: ] ■ noun the alleged right of a medieval feudal lord to have sexual intercourse with …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DROIT DE SEIGNEUR — droit de seigneur BrE AmE ˌdrwɑː də seɪn ˈjɜː -senˈ•, -siːnˈ• AmE -ˈjɝː —French [ dʁwad sɛ njœːʁ \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DROIT DE SEIGNEUR — n. hist. the alleged right of a feudal lord to have sexual intercourse with a vassal's bride on her wedding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DROIT DE SEIGNEUR — n. hist. the alleged right of a feudal lord to have sexual intercourse with a vassal's bride on her wedding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DROIT DE SEIGNEUR — n. hist. the alleged right of a feudal lord to have sexual intercourse with a vassal's bride on her wedding …
Oxford English vocab
DROIT DE SEIGNEUR — Право первой ночи
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
SEIGNEUR — noun Usage: often capitalized see: senior Date: 1592 a man of rank or authority, a member of the landed gentry …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DROIT — noun see: dress Date: 15th century a legal right
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
SEIGNEUR — sānˈyər(.) noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin senior superior, magnate, lord, from Latin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DROIT — ˈdrȯit noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : a former moneyers' unit of weight equal to 1/24 mite or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DROIT — (n.) A right; law in its aspect of the foundation of rights; also, in old law, the writ of right.
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
DROIT — ( n. ) A right; law in its aspect of the foundation of rights; also, in old law, the writ …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEIGNEUR — — seigneurial /seen yerr"ee euhl, sayn-/ , adj. /seen yerr", sayn-/ ; Fr. /se nyuerdd"/ , n. , pl. seigneurs …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DROIT — /droyt/ ; Fr. /drddwann/ , n. , pl. droits /droyts/ ; Fr. /drddwann/ . 1. a legal right or claim. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEIGNEUR — n. lord, nobleman, man of high rank; feudal lord
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DROIT — n. legal right; justice
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEIGNEUR — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin senior, from Latin, adjective, elder — more at senior Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DROIT — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French dreit, droit, from Medieval Latin directum, from Late Latin, neuter of directus just, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DROIT — noun a right; law in its aspect of the foundation of rights; also, in old law, the writ of right.
Webster English vocab
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
SEIGNEUR — [ seɪ'njə: ] (also seignior 'seɪnjə ) ■ noun a feudal lord; the lord of a manor. Derivatives ~ial adjective …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DROIT — [ drɔɪt ] ■ noun Law, historical a right or due. Origin ME: from OFr., based on L. directus 'straight, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEIGNEUR — [sei.gneur] n, often cap [MF, fr. ML senior, fr. L, adj., elder--more at senior] (1592) 1: a man of rank …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DROIT — [droit] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. ML directum, fr. LL, neut. of directus just, fr. L, direct--more at dress] (15c): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEIGNEUR — seigneur BrE AmE sen ˈjɜː seɪn-; ˈseɪn jə AmE seɪn ˈjɝː siːn- —French [ sɛ njœːʁ \] ▷ seigneur|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEIGNEUR — n. (also seignior) a feudal lord; the lord of a manor. øgrand seigneur a person of high rank or noble …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DROIT — n. Law a right or due. [ME f. OF f. L directum (n.) f. directus DIRECT]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEIGNEUR — n. (also seignior) a feudal lord; the lord of a manor. grand seigneur a person of high rank or noble …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DROIT — n. Law a right or due. [ ME f. OF f. L directum (n.) f. directus DIRECT ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEIGNEUR — n. (also seignior) a feudal lord; the lord of a manor. Phrases and idioms: grand seigneur a person of high …
Oxford English vocab
DROIT — n. Law a right or due. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L directum (n.) f. directus DIRECT
Oxford English vocab
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DE — rigueur [adjective] [after verb] - demanded by fashion, custom, etc.At the place where I work, smart suits are de rigueur …
Cambridge English vocab
DE — prep. or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SEIGNEUR — Synonyms and related words : Brahman, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, baron, baronet, blue blood, boss, bwana, chef, chief, church dignitary, count, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DROIT — Synonyms and related words : appurtenance, authority, birthright, claim, conjugal right, demand, divine right, due, faculty, inalienable right, interest, natural …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DE — Germany (Deutschland; Internet top level domain) For more possible definitions for DE , click here ©1988-2002, All Rights Reserved, AcronymFinder.com
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
SEIGNEUR — = seignior (историческое) феодал, сеньор аристократ, вельможа (историческое) владелец поместья, помещик (в Канаде) аристократ - grand * важная персона, вельможа …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DROIT — юридическое право; прерогатива pl пошлины droit прерогатива ~ юридическое право
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE- — прист. 1) образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением 'производить действие, обратное тому, которое обозначено производной основой' to vitalize …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — De
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — de facto лат. на деле, фактически, де-факто (противоп. de jure); the government de facto находящееся у власти правительство facto: facto: …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEIGNEUR — Синьор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SEIGNEUR — n 1. = seignior 2. ист. владелец поместья, помещик ( в Канаде ) 3. аристократ grand seigneur - важная персона, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DROIT — n 1> юридическое право; прерогатива 2> pl пошлины
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DE — , dɪ , de _pref. 1> указывает на: а> отделение, лишение: defrock лишать духовного сана; degas дегазировать; б> плохое качество, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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