<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.</li><li>The women in a Muslim household, including the mother, sisters, wives, concubines, daughters, entertainers, and servants.</li><li>A social group of females, as elephant seals, accompanied or followed by one fertile male who denies other males access to the group.</li><li>A group of women associated in any way with one man or household.</li></ul>