n. pl. se·ra·glios 1. A large harem. 2. A sultan's palace. Also called serai. [Italian serraglio, enclosure, seraglio, probably partly from Vulgar Latin *serraculum, enclosure (from *serrāre, to lace up, from Latin serāre, from sera, door-bar) and partly from Turkish saray, palace (from Persian sarāy, inn; see terə-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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