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noun

(1) Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household

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Etymology

serra: a bar for closing doors, through Italian serai: to shut

An Italian variant of Persian "saray" (سرای) , meaning "palace", "enclosed courts".

Noun

The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines in a Turkish Muslim household.
A brothel or place of debauchery.
An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.