SERAGLIO


Meaning of SERAGLIO in English

sə̇ˈral(ˌ)yō, -räl-, -rȧl- noun

( plural seraglios also seragli -)yē)

Etymology: Italian serraglio enclosure, cage, sultan's palace, harem, partly from Old Italian, from Medieval Latin serraculum bar of a door, bolt, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin serrare to lock up, bolt, from Late Latin serare; partly from Turkish saray palace — more at sear , serai

1.

a. : harem 1a

b. : a place of licentious pleasure ; especially : brothel

2. : a palace or residence of a sultan

3. obsolete

a. : caravansary

b. : warehouse

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