'Harem' definitions:

Definition of 'harem'

(from WordNet)
noun
Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household [syn: harem, hareem, seraglio, serail]

Definition of 'Harem'

From: GCIDE
  • Harem \Ha"rem\ (h[=a]"r[e^]m; 277), n.[Ar. haram, orig., anything forbidden or 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio. [1913 Webster]