Definitions | seraglio |
| noun - The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
- The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines in a Turkish Muslim household.
- A brothel or place of debauchery.
- An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.
Etymology: serra: a bar for closing doors, through Italian serai: to shut.
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