JUS PRIMAE NOCTIS


Meaning of JUS PRIMAE NOCTIS in English

-ˌprī(ˌ)mēˈnäktə̇s noun

Etymology: Latin, right of first night

1. : droit du seigneur

2. : a right granted by the law or custom of a primitive people to some person other than the bridegroom of deflowering the bride

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