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eunuch
[ yoo-nuhk ]
/ ˈyu nək /
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noun
a castrated man, especially one formerly employed by rulers in the Middle East and Asia as a harem guard or palace official.
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Origin of eunuch
1350–1400; Middle English eunuk<Latin eunūchus<Greek eunoûchos eunuch, chamberlain, equivalent to eune-, stem of eunḗ bed, place of sleeping + -ochos keeping (akin to échein to hold
Words nearby eunuch
eumetazoan, eumung, Eumycota, Eunice, Eunomia, eunuch, eunuchism, eunuchize, eunuchoid, eunuchoidism, euonymus
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British Dictionary definitions for eunuch
eunuch
/ (ˈjuːnək) /
noun
a man who has been castrated, esp (formerly) for some office such as a guard in a harem
informal an ineffective mana political eunuch
Word Origin for eunuch
C15: via Latin from Greek eunoukhos attendant of the bedchamber, from eunē bed + ekhein to have, keep
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