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Meaning of HAREM

Pronunciation:  'hehrum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
 
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 Synonyms: hareem, seraglio, serail
 
 See Also: living quarters, quarters

 

 

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Harem
Chronicles the lives, dreams, and fortunes of three powerful and cunning women--Rebekah, a poor Jewish girl married to the abusive Jacob; her daughter Gold Dust, the favorite concubine to the Persian shah; and her daughter, the albino Princess Raven, ruler of an empire. Reader's Guide available. Original. 50,000 first printing.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ha"rem\, n.[Ar. haram, orig., anything forbidden of
sacred, fr. harama to forbid, prohibit.] [Written also haram
and hareem.]
1. The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females
   in Mohammedan families.
2. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man,
   in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio.
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: a subunit of a larger social group consisting of a male associated with two or more females.
 

 

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