har‧em /ˈhɑːrim, hɑːˈriːm $ ˈhɑːrəm, ˈher-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Arabic; Origin: harim 'something forbidden']

1. the group of wives or women who lived with a rich or powerful man in some Muslim societies in the past

2. part of a Muslim house that is separate from the rest of the house, where only women live

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