odalisque

• Nom désignant une esclave ou une concubine de harem, notamment dans le contexte ottoman.

A noun referring to a female slave or concubine in a harem, particularly in an Ottoman context.

1. Female slave in a haremC2formal

   A woman who was a slave or concubine in an Ottoman harem, often depicted in 19th-century art.

   Odalisque

   • The painting featured an odalisque reclining on a divan.
   • In historical accounts, an odalisque served within the palace household.
   • Artists of the Orientalist movement often portrayed the odalisque as a symbol of exotic beauty.

   Synonymesconcubine