eunuch
[ yoo-nuh k ]
/ ˈyu nək /
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
eumetria, eumung, eumycota, eunice, eunomia, eunuch, eunuchism, eunuchize, eunuchoid, eunuchoid gigantism, eunuchoidism
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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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Medical definitions for eunuch
eunuch
[ yōō′nək ]
n.
A man or boy whose testes have been removed or have never developed.
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