odalisque

noun

1. a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially in that of the sultan of Turkey.
2. (initial capital letter) any of a number of representations of such a woman or of a similar subject, as by Ingres or Matisse.

noun

1. a female slave or concubine

n.“female slave in a harem,” 1680s, from French odalisque (1660s), from Turkish odaliq “maidservant,” from odah “room in a harem,” literally “chamber, hall,” + -liq, suffix expressing function. In French, the suffix was confused with Greek -isk(os) “of the nature of, belonging to.”