seraglio
noun
se·ra·glio sə-ˈral-(ˌ)yō 
-ˈräl-
plural seraglios
1
: harem sense 1a
2
: a palace of a sultan
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Despite Miller’s visual panache — when’s the last time a seraglio was depicted on the big screen? — these anecdotes are ultimately as unsatisfying as Campion’s Dog. 
Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022 The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman. Longreads, 15 May 2018
Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022 The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman. Longreads, 15 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
Italian serraglio, modification of Turkish saray palace
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1
seraglios
noun
1
as in alcazars
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- alcazars
- châteaus
- villas
- mansions
- castles
- palaces
- châteaux
- estates
- courts
2
as in harems
Synonyms & Similar Words
- harems
- massage parlors
- bordellos
- bawdy houses
- cathouses
- whorehouses
- brothels
- disorderly houses
- bagnios
- cribs
- call houses
- stews
- sporting houses