Haram
or Harem, means in Arabic forbidden, or not to
be violated; a name given by Mahometans to those apartments which
are appropriated exclusively to the female members of a family.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Haram from Fact Monster:
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