Harem

(noun.) living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household.

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• Darius, for instance, was accompanied by his harem, and there was a great multitude of harem slaves, musicians, dancers, and cooks. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I'll be preparing myself to go out as a missionary to preach liberty to them that are enslaved--your harem inmates amongst the rest. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Darius escaped from his war chariot--that out-of-date instrument--and fled on horseback, leaving even his harem in the hands of Alexander. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• When he wanted to get rid of one of his harem he was said to have had her put into a sack and thrown into the Bosporus. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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