eunuch
noun
a castrated man, especially one formerly employed by rulers in the Middle East and Asia as a harem guard or palace official.
eunuchs
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pluralof eunuch.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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However, the court said Islamic law recognizes the existence of intersex people and eunuchs and said they should be entitled to all the fundamental rights provided to Pakistanis in the constitution.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2023
I was received by many eunuchs in splendid costume blazing with jewels, and carrying scimitars in their hands.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
In May, Pakistan passed new legislation guaranteeing basic rights for its estimated 500,000 transgender citizens - including intersex people, transvestites and eunuchs - and banning discrimination against them.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2018
Glass ceilings in the 16th-century Ottoman Empire were made of cut stone, secured by iron locks, ringed with imposing walls and guarded by armies of eunuchs.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
Among my fellow-prisoners I had also for the first time on Winter a certain feeling of being a man among women, or among eunuchs.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
