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n. A woman whose husband has refused her a get.
n. A woman who is unable to remarry, due to the fact that her husband is missing and it is not known whether her husband is alive or dead.
"The plight of agunahs has become a great concern to the Jewish community in recent years."
"After the Holocaust, this posek was able to be matir many agunos."
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עגונה 'lit. chained woman' (plural עגונות agunot)
aguna, agune
Plural agunot / agunos or (nonstandard) agunas / agunahs.
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