seraglio
3 synonyms for seraglio, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A sultan's palace.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Came from Italian serraglio, from Vulgar Latin *serrāculum, from a late form of Latin serāre (“lock up, close”), from sera (“lock, bolt”). Because of its phonetic similarity, the Italian word was used to translate Turkish saray (“palace”). Compare serai, serail.
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