Droit du seigneur ('right of the lord'), also known as jus primae noctis ('right of the first night'), sometimes referred to as prima nocta, was a supposed...

regalian right. In some countries, especially in France. where it was known as droit de régale (French: [dʁwa də ʁeɡal]), jura regalia came to be applied almost...

institution in medieval France. The feudal lord (French: seigneur) often had, among other banal rights, the duty to provide and the privilege to own all large...

the constitutional right to asylum, the modern French right to asylum (droit d'asile) is enshrined on a legal and regulatory basis in the Code of Entry...

private law (droit privé), also known as judicial law, and public law (droit public). Judicial law includes, in particular: Civil law [fr] (droit civil) Criminal...

Co-Freemasonry Le Droit Humain The International Order of Co-Freemasonry Le Droit Humain—French Federation The International Order of Co-Freemasonry Le Droit Humain—British...

composition frequently from reign to reign, but retained the motto Dieu et mon droit, meaning God and my right; which was divided into two bands: Dieu et mon...

was consequently regulated by law. Only nobles had this special privilege, known as droit de colombier. Many ancient manors in France and the United Kingdom...

Cæremoniale Episcoporum (Paris: Desclée & Socii, 1956), 232. Dictionnaire de droit canonique, vol. 2, s.v. "basilique," p. 242 (1937). "Book on Basilicas"...

"Protimesis byzantine et le droit de preemption chez les Slaves du Sud" (PDF). Balcanica (28): 165–180. Peić, Sava (1994). Medieval Serbian Culture. London:...