harem Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
    serail; seraglio; hareem.

WordNet

Ha"rem noun
Etymology
Ar.haram, orig., anything forbidden of sacred, fr. harama to forbid, prohibit.
Written also haram and hareem.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913