odalisque Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman slave in a harem

WordNet

O`da`lisque" noun
Etymology
F., fr. Turk. odaliq chambermaid, fr. oda chamber, room.
Definitions
  1. A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan. Written also odahlic, odalisk, and odalik.
    Not of those that men desire, sleek Odalisques, or oracles of mode. Tennyson.

Webster 1913