後宮 — meaning in English

English meaning

• harem noun Historically, the private living quarters reserved for the women of a household, especially in a Muslim family, off-limits to men outside the family.
• seraglio noun A palace of a sultan.

Senses

後宮 is used for these senses in English:

• harem The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers. [from 1841]
• seraglio A palace of a sultan.

harem — full definition

1. noun Historically, the private living quarters reserved for the women of a household, especially in a Muslim family, off-limits to men outside the family.
2. noun A group of a man's wives, girlfriends, or female companions collectively.
3. noun A group of female animals that mate with and are controlled by a single dominant male.

seraglio — full definition

1. noun A palace of a sultan.
2. noun The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
3. noun A profligate or decadent residence of a rich person.
4. noun The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.

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