Associations to the word «Seraglio»

Wiktionary

SERAGLIO, noun. The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
SERAGLIO, noun. The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.
SERAGLIO, noun. A brothel or place of debauchery.
SERAGLIO, noun. An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.

Dictionary definition

SERAGLIO, noun. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household.

Wise words

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