zenana

/zuh-nah-nuh/US // zəˈnɑ nə //UK // (zɛˈnɑːnə) //

泽纳纳

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the part of the house in which the women and girls of a family are secluded.
- : its occupants collectively.

as inharem

Synonyms

From the crypt they proceeded to the palace zenana (harem), which surrounded a court of exceeding beauty.
He had the right to come and go; as regent he could enter the zenana without being accompanied by the council.
Umballa must look elsewhere for his chief wife; the Mem-sahib would not adorn his zenana.
It was but a murmur; and the two turned to witness the approach of the woman of the zenana.
At this very moment I could place you in my zenana and who would ever know?