Aubain
Sign in to saveThe '''''' was a feudal right stipulating that a lord or monarch inherited the property of someone considered to be an outsider, or in , upon their death, as if they lived under servile conditions.
~5 min read
Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Seigneurial aubaine
- Casual right
- Impact and abolition
- References
- Bibliography
The ''' was a feudal right stipulating that a lord or monarch inherited the property of someone considered to be an outsider, or in , upon their death, as if they lived under servile conditions.
According to historian Peter Sahlins, this right was adopted under the Ancien Régime by European sovereigns, particularly in France.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aubain” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.