harem
har.em \'har-*m, 'her-\ n [Ar hari-m, lit., something forbidden & haram, lit., sanctuary] 1a: a usu. secluded house or part of a house allotted to women in a Muslim household 1b: the wives, concubines, female relatives, and servants occupying a harem 2: a group of women associated with one man 3: a group of females associated with one male - used of polygamous anima ls