Harem
Harem – from the Arabic ḥaram, meaning “forbidden,” “sacred,” or “separate” – has two main meanings:
- The women’s quarters of a Muslim household;
- The women of such a household, including the wives of a man; in a narrower sense, the term may also refer to a man’s simultaneous wives in a polygynous marriage.
In this sense, harem is connected with polygyny, that is, a form of polygamy in which one man has several wives.
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