eunuchs
- plural of eunuch.
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
During the Mughal empire, eunuchs served as singers, dancers and even advisers in the royal courts.
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
“We didn’t have enough eunuchs in Turkey? Now we have to talk about them at Ellis Island?”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
