hareem
Secluded women's area
Hareem is a variant spelling of harem—the quarters in a Muslim household reserved for women, or the wives and concubines living there.
The spelling reflects closer transliteration from Arabic.
By extension, hareem describes any group of women associated with one man: He arrived with his hareem of admirers.
Secluded women's quarters
- concubineSecondary female partner
- odalisqueHarem slave or attendant
- sultanMuslim royal ruler
- eunuchCastrated male servant
pasha · sultana · polygyny · sequestered · wives · favorites · quarters · chambers
Freedom from observation
- isolationComplete separation from others
- confinementState of being restricted
- segregationForced separation by group
- withdrawalAct of taking away
enclosure · separation · veiling · purdah · curtained · screened · restricted · inaccessible
seraglio
Secluded women's quarters
eunuch · pasha · sultana · polygyny · sequestered · wives · favorites · quarters · chambers · imperial
privacy
Freedom from observation
- isolationComplete separation from others
- confinementState of being restricted
- segregationForced separation by group
withdrawal · enclosure · separation · veiling · purdah · curtained · screened · restricted · inaccessible · sequestration
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
inner · private · protected · sheltered · secluded · cloistered · forbidden · hidden · exclusive · guarded
hareemreception hall
Formal entrance gathering space
divan · throne room · open court · audience chamber · public sphere
hareempublic life
Existence in societal view
open society · freedom · emancipation · liberation · public sphere
- harem pantsLoose trousers gathered at ankles
- harem girl
- imperial haremRuler's secluded women's quarters