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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.
Etymology: serra: a bar for closing doors, through Italian serai: to shut.


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