Seraglio

[se'rɑːlɪəʊ;sɪ-] or [sɪ'rælɪo]

Definition

(n.) An inclosure; a place of separation.

(n.) The palace of the Grand Seignior, or Turkish sultan, at Constantinople, inhabited by the sultan himself, and all the officers and dependents of his court. In it are also kept the females of the harem.

(n.) A harem; a place for keeping wives or concubines; sometimes, loosely, a place of licentious pleasure; a house of debauchery.

Edited by Helen

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. The Sultan's palace.[2]. Harem.

Typist: Natalie

Definition

n. the ancient residence of the Sultan at Constantinople enclosing within its walls a variety of mosques gardens and large edifices the chief of which is the Harem: a place where women are kept a place of licentious pleasure: an enclosure.

Typist: Patricia