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odalisque
noun
[ ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk ]
• a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially one in the seraglio of the Sultan of Turkey.
Origin:
late 17th century: from French, from Turkish odalik, from oda ‘chamber’ + lik ‘function’.