harem

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Mumtaz Begum, a Muslim, had lived in the harem of its Hindu king, Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar III.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

In your book you write about your great-grandmother who was in the Sultan Abdulaziz's harem.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2024

By rushing down the beach like David Hasselhoff in “Baywatch,” this lifeguard of a seal was not only abandoning his harem of females but also expending valuable energy.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

It then became customary for the chief delegate’s wife to visit Hurrem Sultan in the harem.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

A castrated man; especially, one of those who were employed as harem attendants or functionaries in certain Oriental courts.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides