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eunuch

[ yoo-nuhk ]

noun

  1. a castrated man, especially one formerly employed by rulers in the Middle East and Asia as a harem guard or palace official.


eunuch

/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. a man who has been castrated, esp (formerly) for some office such as a guard in a harem
  2. informal.
    an ineffective man

    a political eunuch

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eunuch1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English eunuk, from Latin ܲūܲ, from Greek ܲԴûDz “eunuch, chamberlain,” equivalent to eune-, stem of ܲḗ “bed, place of sleeping” + -ochos “keeping” (akin to é𾱲 “to have, hold, keep”; hectic ( def ) )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eunuch1

C15: via Latin from Greek eunoukhos attendant of the bedchamber, from ܲŧ bed + ekhein to have, keep
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Example Sentences

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A self-styled "eunuch maker" who mutilated paying customers and streamed it online has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.

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“Clad in his church vestments, he read with emotion from the Book of Isaiah about a God who extends his kingdom of love beyond Israel to cover foreigners and eunuchs,” The Star-Ledger of Newark reported.

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Samina alleges that the constables called her a eunuch and said she should have died instead of going public with her relationship.

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By 1963, Harry refused movie offers where the Black character was kind-hearted and even-tempered, a propped-up eunuch, which was in Harry’s view every movie Hollywood made.

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“There’s something about vampires as these creatures in the shadows,” said Anderson, who fans will instantly recognize as the strong and mostly silent eunuch Grey Worm from HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”

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