noun. A house or a section of a house reserved for women members of a Muslim household.

noun. The wives, concubines, female relatives, and servants occupying such a place.

noun. A group of women who are sexual partners of the same man.

noun. A group of female animals that breed exclusively with a single dominant male.

noun. In Turkey, Egypt, Syria, etc., the part of a dwelling-house, including an inclosed courtyard, appropriated to the female members of a Mohammedan family, and so constructed as to secure the utmost seclusion and privacy. In India the corresponding chambers, offices, and inclosure are called the zenana.

noun. Collectively, the occupants of a harem, consisting in a Mohammedan family of the wife, or wives (usually to the number of four), female relatives of the husband, female slaves or concubines, and sometimes eunuchs as guardians and attendants.

noun. A sacred place; either of the holy cities Mecca and Medina, called the two harems, as places prohibited to infidels.

noun. The group of female fur-seals (cows) controlled by a single male fur-seal (bull): the unit of life on the fur-seal rookeries.

noun. The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in Mohammedan families.

noun. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio.

noun. The private part of an Arab household. In traditional Arab culture, this part of the household was forbidden to male strangers.

noun. A group of women, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.

noun. A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals, sea lions, sea elephants.

noun. living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household

"Cleopatra _Cleopatra_ compatriot _compatriot_ gratis _gratis_ or _grahtis_ harem _harem_ or _hahrem_ heinous _hanous_ hiatus _hiatus_ implacable _implakable_ nape _nap_ née _na_ négligé _naglezha'_ patron _patron_ protégé _protazha'_ résumé _razuma'_ tenacious _tenashus_ tomato _tomato_ or _tomahto_ valet _va'la_ or _val'et_ vase _vas, vahz_, or _vaz_ veracious _verashus_ vivacious _vivashus_"

concubine  polygamy  polygyny  

living quarters  quarters  

Arum  arum  

palace  seraglio  suzerainty  

seraglio  serail  zenana