ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Serail

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Serail is a noun meaning (now rare) A seraglio.

Meaning

(now rare) A seraglio.

Example Sentences

He ſhall be made a chaſte and luſtleſſe Eunuch, And in my Sarell tend my Concubines:
What longing lust would not bee alaid, to see three hundred women at his dispose and pleasure, as hath the Grand Turke in his Seraille?
London teemed with brothels and other pleasure domes such as Mrs Hayes's serail in Pall Mall, whose floor show included a Tahitian “Love Feast’ between twelve nymphs and twelve youths, and naked dancing.

Word Forms

Synonyms for serail

Depending on context, synonyms include seraglio, harem, hareem.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include seraglio, harem, hareem, serraglio, serai, ksar.

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