Harem

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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]

Harem. See House.

Webster's Dictionary [2]

(1):

(n.) The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in Mohammedan families.

(2):

(n.) The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]

(See House); (See Polygamy).

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [4]

The apartment or suite of apartments in a Mohammedan's house for the female inmates and their attendants, and the name given to the collective body of them.

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