SERAGLIO

Seraglio

A seraglio or serail is the sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines in an Ottoman household. The term harem refers to the women themselves, but has also come to be used to refer to these sequestered living quarters.

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seraglio

Noun

  1. The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
  2. The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines in a Turkish Muslim household.
  3. A brothel or place of debauchery.
  4. An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.


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