serailn.

/səˈreɪl/

Forms: 1500s sarail, sarell, 1600s serail(l)e, serraill, serrayle, 1600s– serail.

Etymology: < French sérail, < Italian serraglio : see seraglio n. Compare Spanish serrallo.

Now rare.

1. = seraglio n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > suite of rooms > [noun] > for women of household

seraglio1581

serail1585

harem1634

gynaeceum1723

zenana1761

serai1813

anderoon1840

haremlik?1850

gynaeconitis1855

terem1898

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. xxii. 59 b [The women's] priuate bathes, which for the most part they haue..within their houses or Sarails.

1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. sig. C7 He shall be made a chast and lustlesse Eunuke, And in my Sarell tend my Concubines.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xlii. 143 What longing-lust would not be alaide, to see three hundred women at his dispose and pleasure, as hath the Grand Turke in his Seraille?

1628 R. Le Grys tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. 244 Thou wouldest haue said, that she was brought vp in the warres; they bred in a Serrayle of Women.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 77 These vigilant guards..consigned them, with good commendations, to the surgeons of the serail.

1808 E. S. Barrett Miss-led General 161 A numerous serail must be attended with vast expence.

1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen iii. 42 Venice..is the bowing slave of the Sultan..she watches the walls of his Serail.

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. xv. 366 The purest monotheism, they discovered, was perfectly compatible with bigotry and ferocity, luxury and tyranny, serails and bowstrings.

†2. = seraglio n. 3, serai n.¹ 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > dwelling of king or ruler > [noun]

hall971

fleta1000

saleOE

courta1175

palacec1300

praetoryc1384

praetorium1536

serail1585

seraglio1589

serai1617

sirkar1619

alcazar1623

alkedavy1631

palaisc1660

Residenz1824

istana1839

arch-house1876

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xxv. 140 b Selim builded there for a dwelling place, a fayre and sumptuous Sarail.

1621 Knolles's Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 3) 1311 The embassador went himselfe to the serraill.

1687 London Gaz. No. 2307/3 The other report is, That the Grand Signior is only kept a close Prisoner in the Serail.

1782 J. Scott Poet. Wks. 231 And from his high serail the sultan hears The wide Propontis' beating waves resound.

†3. A barrack for Turkish soldiers; = seraglio n. 6.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > quartering > [noun] > quarters > barracks > types of

hut1545

serail1585

seraglio1600

horse guardsc1660

caserne1676

foot barracks1705

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xxv. 140 b There is besides another Sarail, for the lodging of the Azamoglans or Ianissaries.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	serail
释义	serailn. /səˈreɪl/ Forms: 1500s sarail, sarell, 1600s serail(l)e, serraill, serrayle, 1600s– serail. Etymology: < French sérail, < Italian serraglio : see seraglio n. Compare Spanish serrallo. Now rare. 1. = seraglio n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > suite of rooms > [noun] > for women of household seraglio1581 serail1585 harem1634 gynaeceum1723 zenana1761 serai1813 anderoon1840 haremlik?1850 gynaeconitis1855 terem1898 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. xxii. 59 b [The women's] priuate bathes, which for the most part they haue..within their houses or Sarails. 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. sig. C7 He shall be made a chast and lustlesse Eunuke, And in my Sarell tend my Concubines. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xlii. 143 What longing-lust would not be alaide, to see three hundred women at his dispose and pleasure, as hath the Grand Turke in his Seraille? 1628 R. Le Grys tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. 244 Thou wouldest haue said, that she was brought vp in the warres; they bred in a Serrayle of Women. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 77 These vigilant guards..consigned them, with good commendations, to the surgeons of the serail. 1808 E. S. Barrett Miss-led General 161 A numerous serail must be attended with vast expence. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen iii. 42 Venice..is the bowing slave of the Sultan..she watches the walls of his Serail. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. xv. 366 The purest monotheism, they discovered, was perfectly compatible with bigotry and ferocity, luxury and tyranny, serails and bowstrings. †2. = seraglio n. 3, serai n.¹ 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > dwelling of king or ruler > [noun] hall971 fleta1000 saleOE courta1175 palacec1300 praetoryc1384 praetorium1536 serail1585 seraglio1589 serai1617 sirkar1619 alcazar1623 alkedavy1631 palaisc1660 Residenz1824 istana1839 arch-house1876 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xxv. 140 b Selim builded there for a dwelling place, a fayre and sumptuous Sarail. 1621 Knolles's Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 3) 1311 The embassador went himselfe to the serraill. 1687 London Gaz. No. 2307/3 The other report is, That the Grand Signior is only kept a close Prisoner in the Serail. 1782 J. Scott Poet. Wks. 231 And from his high serail the sultan hears The wide Propontis' beating waves resound. †3. A barrack for Turkish soldiers; = seraglio n. 6. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > quartering > [noun] > quarters > barracks > types of hut1545 serail1585 seraglio1600 horse guardsc1660 caserne1676 foot barracks1705 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xxv. 140 b There is besides another Sarail, for the lodging of the Azamoglans or Ianissaries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1585
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