harem

The definition of a harem is the quarters in a Muslim home where wives, concubines and female servants live, or a group of women who share one man.

(noun)

A separate wing of a Muslim house where all of the women live is an example of a harem.
A group of five women who all share one man as a lover are an example of a harem.

See harem in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: Ar ḥarīm, lit., prohibited (place, thing) < ḥarama, to forbid

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noun

A house or a section of a house reserved for women members of a Muslim household.
The wives, concubines, female relatives, and servants occupying such a place.
A group of women sexual partners for one man.

Origin:

Origin: Turkish

Origin: , from Arabic ḥarīm, forbidden place

Origin: , from ḥarama, to prohibit; see ḥrm in Semitic roots

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