EUNUCHS

Noun

eunuchs

plural of eunuch

Source: Wiktionary


EUNUCH

Eu"nuch, n. Etym: [L. eunuchus, Gr.

Definition: A male of the human species castrated; commonly, one of a class of such persons, in Oriental countries, having charge of the women's apartments. Some of them, in former times, gained high official rank.

Eu"nuch, Eu"nuch*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. eunuchare.]

Definition: To make a eunuch of; to castrate. as a man. Creech. Sir. T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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