شَهْلَةٌ
1.
A middle-aged, intelligent woman: an epithet peculiarly applied to a woman: (S, O, K:) one says اِمْرَأَةٌ شَهْلَةٌ كَهْلَةٌ, but not
رَجُلٌ شَهْلٌ
كَهْلٌ; though IDrd mentions شَهْلٌ كَهْلٌ. (TA.)
2.
And An old woman. (K.)