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This article considers the legislation of the Valois dukes of Burgundy as the result of political negotiations between a prince and his subjects. As such, the content of ducal ordinances is considered as incorporating different, and sometimes even opposing, political and ideological discourses. Focusing on the legislation stemming from the reign of Philip the Good, the “apogee of Burgund,” this contribution attempts to reveal an evolution from a more “dialogical” discourse, inspired by and incorporating popular ideas and concepts, towards a more “hegemonic” princely address. This attempt rests on a computerised lexicographical analysis (using the program Hyperbase), which also allows for the highlighting of the key “chains of signifiers” used by the Duke or his subjects at specific political confrontations. Hence, ducal legislation not only appears as the testimony of princely decisions or as the outcome of political conflicts, but also and perhaps foremost as a locus of ideological struggle.