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Do you agree with Snopes?


This is not, I hope, a political question.

I was looking for information on prima nocta although some prefer the term droit du seigneur but that sounds like it might be French, and, to make a long story short, I came upon the following information at Snopes:

>>The name of this phenomenon has changed over the years (from ius primae noctus to droit de seigneur to “the master’s obligation” to sexual harrassment), ...

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/first-knight/

Do you agree with Snopes, in this case? I realize some people have political feelings about Snopes, but I am asking you to ignore those and really concentrate on the LINGUISTIC question I am asking.

What does the tree for prima nocta look like?

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