Definition of zenana
: the part of a Hindu or Muslim dwelling (as in India) that is reserved for the women of the household
… she had one distinct advantage where she could trump her male rivals: her access to Indian zenanas. No Englishman could go into the quarters of Indian women, and Fanny [Parkes] was determined to make the most of the opportunity and to report from beyond a frontier that her rivals could not cross.— William Dalrymple
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The first known use of zenana was in 1760
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