seraglio
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
a Turkish palace, especially of the sultan.
Origin of seraglio
1- Also called se·rail [suh-rahy, -rahyl, -reyl]. /səˈraɪ, -ˈraɪl, -ˈreɪl/.
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How to use seraglio in a sentence
Women, in Constantinople, are confined in seraglios for life, or shut up in their apartments.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus CoxTheir chiefs and princes have, besides, large harems or seraglios where domestic rivalship imbitters existence.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus CoxIn this sense it is frequently used at Constantinople: the houses of foreign ambassadors are called seraglios.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsI am persuaded, by different circumstances, that Byron could not have been in those sacred chambers of any of the seraglios.
The Life of Lord Byron | John GaltAnd there are sultans and sultanas and seraglios existing in England under English forms.
Getting Married | George Bernard Shaw
British Dictionary definitions for seraglio
serail (səˈraɪ, -ˈraɪl, -ˈreɪl)
/ (sɛˈrɑːlɪˌəʊ) /
the harem of a Muslim house or palace
a sultan's palace, esp in the former Turkish empire
the wives and concubines of a Muslim
Origin of seraglio
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