odalisque


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
odalisque /ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/
noun historical a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially one in the seraglio of the Sultan of Turkey.
– origin C17: from Fr., from Turk. odalik, from oda ‘chamber’ + lik ‘function’.
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