Jus Primae Noctis or "Right of the First Night" refers to the medieval practice of the lord of the manor exercising his prerogative to share the wedding bed of his serfs' brides. The feudal law giving the landlord the right to deflower the bride of his vassals was usually waved in Europe in exchange for a monetary payment raised by the bride's family, but was widely practiced throughout the Ottoman Empire.
This "Right" does not seem to be directly related to the custom of American plantation owners abusing their female (and male) slaves, but does stem from the same desire of powerful men to subjugate those of lower station. As is becoming abundantly clear, the current administration is hell bent on turning the world back into a feudal society of peasants and kings. Is this the motive behind Obama's secret agenda?
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