Odalisque (noun)
oh-da-lisk
(historic) A female slave or concubine in a harem, especially one in the seraglio of the Sultan of Turkey.
Late 17th century from French, from Turkish odalik, from oda ‘chamber’ + lik ‘function’.
Example sentences
“The odalisque looked bored, lying across the tiled floor.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
