| Seraglio (seraglio) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Se*ragl"io |
[It.
serraglio, originally, an inclosure of palisades, afterwards
also, a palace, seraglio (by confusion with Per.
ser ïa a palace, an entirely different word |
An inclosure; a place of separation.
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.
A harem; a place for keeping wives or
concubines; sometimes, loosely, a place of licentious pleasure; a
house of debauchery.
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