Noun: seraglio (seraglios) si'ra(a)l-yow
- Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
"The sultan's seraglio was off-limits to most visitors";
- harem, serail
- The palace of a Turkish sultan
"Tourists visited the ancient seraglio in Istanbul"
Derived forms: seraglios
Type of: living quarters, quarters
Encyclopedia: Seraglio