harem

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Demolishing the myth of the happy male lion ruling a pride with a harem of females, "Queer Planet" explains that most male lions will actually spend the majority of their lives with each other.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024

He also became the first Mughal ruler to order the seclusion of all Mughal women in a walled harem.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

Then it’s right back to knights in white satin and the realization that men’s gauze harem pants were once an instrument of liberation.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Women in the harem were ranked according to a strict hierarchy in which they could advance based on talent and length of service.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

She wears a scarf on her head and some brown-and-red gauzy harem pants.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson