harem

     

Harem (Turkish from Arab Ḥarām, forbiden) refers to the sphere of women in a usually polygynous household and their quarters enclosed and forbidden to men. It originated in the Near East and came to the Western world via the Ottoman Empire. In more modern usage, it may also denote a number of women followers of a man.

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  • Moroccan ruler Moulay Ismail the Bloodthirsty is said to have sired 888 children with this group of 500 women
  • A group of reindeer cows gathered together by a reindeer bull is callled one of these, like a sultan's
  • Hamadryas baboons live in these, from Arabic for "forbidden", composed of one male & multiple females
  • An odalisque is a female slave or concubine in this women's residence whose name is Arabic for "forbidden"

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