- seraglios
- se·ra·glio || se'rælɪəʊ /-'rÉ‘Ël- n. harem, part of a Muslim house inhabited by the wives and concubines; Turkish palace
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seraglio — /səˈralioʊ/ (say suh rahleeoh) noun (plural seraglios) 1. the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; a harem. 2. a Turkish palace, especially of the Sultan. {Italian serraglio, from Medieval Latin… …
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