seraglio
[noun]
Synonyms: brothel, bagnio, bordello, cathouse, joyhouse, lupanar, parlor house, sporting house, stew, whorehouse

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seraglio noun. [sɛ'rɑ:lɪǝʊ, sɪ-] Pl. -os. L16.
[Italian serraglio, formed as SERAI noun¹ with assim. to Italian serraglio cage (from medieval Latin serraculum dim. of Latin sera bolt).]
1. A harem, esp. one in a palace. L16.
b. The women of a harem. M17.
c. gen. An enclosure; a place of confinement. M-L17.

2. Hist. A Turkish palace, esp. that of the Sultan in Istanbul. L16.

3. a. = SERAI noun¹ 1. E-M17.
b. A store, a warehouse. E17-E18.

4. (A barracks for) a corps of Turkish soldiers. E-M17.

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