Definitions for: Eunuch


[n] a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem"



Webster (1913) Definition: Eu"nuch, n. [L. eunuchus, Gr. ?, prop., keeping or
guarding the couch; ? couch, bed, + ? to have, hold, keep.]
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, Eunuchate Eu"nuch*ate, v. t. [L. eunuchare.]
To make a eunuch of; to castrate. as a man. --Creech. Sir. T.
Browne.

Synonyms: castrate

See Also: adult male, man

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