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cariye — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • odalisque noun A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
  • slave noun A person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.

Senses

cariye is used for these senses in English:

  • odalisque (historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
  • slave A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.

odalisque — full definition

  1. noun A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
  2. noun An erotic painting of a woman, usually nude, reclining in a luxurious or exotic setting.
  3. noun A desirable or sexually attractive woman.

slave — full definition

  1. noun A person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.
  2. noun A person completely controlled by or devoted to something.
  3. noun A secondary device controlled by another (master) device.

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