Elderly women (قَواعِد)
أصول الفقه
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
The old woman who no longer menstruates, or who has no desire for marriage.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Qawā‘id" (sing. qā‘idah): the woman who has reached menopause (who has stopped menstruating and cannot bear children anymore), or the woman who doesn't want to get married nor does she hopes for it.