![]() The term may also be spelt serail, via French influence, based on the Italian term. ![]() the other - in the sense of enclosure - from Late/ Medieval Latin: serraculum, derived from Classical Latin serare, lit.one via Turkish: seray or saray (with the variants seraya or saraya), which comes from Persian: سرای, romanized: sarāy, lit.'palace' or, per derivation, the enclosed court for the wives and concubines of the harem of a house or palace (see § Harem). ![]() The Italian Treccani dictionary gives two derivations: The term seraglio, from Italian, has been used in English since 1581. The term can also refer to other traditional Turkish palaces (every imperial prince had his own) and other grand houses built around courtyards. "The Seraglio" may refer specifically to the Topkapı Palace, the residence of the former Ottoman sultans in Istanbul (known as Constantinople in English at the time of Ottoman rule). Ottoman officers in front of the Al-Karak Saray in 1910, following the Karak Revolt.Ī seraglio, serail, seray or saray (from Persian: سرای, romanized: sarāy, lit.'palace', via Turkish, Italian and French) is a castle, palace or government building which was considered to have particular administrative importance in various parts of the former Ottoman Empire.
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