seraglio
11SERAGLIO — in its restricted sense applied in the East to a harem or women s quarters in a royal household; the former residence of the sultan of Turkey, occupies a beautiful site on the E. side of Constantinople, on a projecting piece of land between… …
12seraglio — see CARAVAN …
13seraglio — se·ra·glio || se rælɪəʊ / rÉ‘Ël n. harem, part of a Muslim house inhabited by the wives and concubines; Turkish palace …
14seraglio — a brothel Originally, the palace of the Turkish sultan in the Golden Horn, of which a part only was the harem, or secret spot …
15seraglio — [sɛ rα:lɪəʊ, sɪ ] noun (plural seraglios) 1》 the women s apartments in a Muslim palace. ↘a harem. 2》 historical a Turkish palace, especially the Sultan s court and government offices at Constantinople. Origin C16: from Ital. serraglio, via… …
16seraglio — n. 1. The Sultan s palace. 2. Harem …
17seraglio — noun (C) a harem …
18seraglio — se·ra·glio …
19seraglio — se•ra•glio [[t]sɪˈræl yoʊ, ˈrɑl [/t]] n. pl. glios 1) harem 1) 2) a palace of a sultan. Also called se•rail [[t]səˈraɪ, ˈraɪl, ˈreɪl[/t]] • Etymology: 1575–85; < It serraglio < Pers sarāy palace …
20seraglio — /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… …