ETYM Arabic haram, orig., anything forbidden or sacred, from harama to forbid, prohibit.
Place reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household; SYN. hareem, seraglio, serail.

ETYM Italian serraglio, originally, an inclosure of palisades, afterwards also, a palace, seraglio (by confusion with Per. serâďa a palace, an entirely different word), from serrare to shut, from Late Lat. serra a bar for fastening doors, Latin sera. Related to Serry, Series.
1. A large Turkish palace.
2. A harem; a place for keeping wives or concubines.
3. (Imprecise usage) A place of licentious pleasure; a house of debauchery.
Harem; palace of sultan. + prikaži više