seraglio
yoʊ, -ˈrɑl- noun, plural se·ragl·ios.
1.
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
2.
a Turkish palace, especially of the sultan.
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seraglio or serail (sɛˈrɑːlɪˌəʊ, səˈraɪ, -ˈraɪl, -ˈreɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -raglios, -rails | |
| 1. | the harem of a Muslim house or palace |
| 2. | a sultan's palace, esp in the former Turkish empire |
| 3. | the wives and concubines of a Muslim |
| [C16: from Italian serraglio animal cage, from Medieval Latin serrāculum bolt, from Latin sera a door bar; associated also with Turkish seray palace] | |
| serail or serail | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Italian serraglio animal cage, from Medieval Latin serrāculum bolt, from Latin sera a door bar; associated also with Turkish seray palace] | |
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Seraglio
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seraglio
"harem," also the name of a former palace of the sultan in Istanbul, 1581, from It. seraglio, alteration of Turk. saray "palace, court," from Pers. sara'i "palace, inn," from Iranian base *thraya- "to protect" (cf. Avestan thrayeinti "they protect"). The It. word probably reflects folk etymology influence
of serraglio "enclosure, cage," from M.L. serraculum "bung, stopper" (see serried).
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seraglio
in Istanbul, collection of classical antiquities, manuscripts, ceramics, armour, textiles, and other artifacts, housed in the sultans' Seraglio (Topkapi Saray). It was established in 1892 and later extended
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