serai

Taimur Khan's fort and serai are in the midst of all this, and are very poor and ruinous, but the walls are high, and they have a balakhana.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

The strongest point was an old serai at their left centre, where they had four guns; nine other guns lay between this and the bridge.

From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang

Our next halt, which we reached in the middle of the morning, was a serai standing by itself on a low ridge.

From A Kut Prisoner by H. C. W. Bishop

Similarly for the repairs of serais a sum of rupees 100 per annum for each serai will be given.

From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Demetrius Charles Boulger

"J'y serai?" cried Dorothy, mustering all her family pride to keep back her tears.

From The Vanity Girl by Compton MacKenzie

"Je ne serais pas chez moi"; and much as she prized her comfort, it was not worth the sacrifice.

From Our House And London out of Our Windows by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

The most approved permanent camps or "posts" were mud serais flanked by bastions at the alternate angles and overlooking a yard or "kraal."

From Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute by Theo. F. Rodenbough

Then pointing to the grave, he said: "When I lie there—Je serais sans souci!"

From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

These things are usually carried by travellers on camels, or in carts drawn by oxen; taking likewise tents along with them, to use when they do not find serais.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

Satisfied that he is well prepared, you start with your best voice: "Je serais...."

From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by Max O'Rell