{i} woman held in slavery or a kept woman (in the past in harems of the Middle East particularly Turkish harem); representation of an odalisque in art (such as a painting or sculpture); doxy, mistress; woman who lives together with an important man
() From French, from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2008.