A castrated man, a eunuch. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > [noun] > castration > person (15) geldinga1382 A castrated man, a eunuch. Now rare. eunuchc1430 A castrated person of the male sex; also, such a person employed as a harem attendant, or in Asian courts and under the Roman emperors, charged… spadoc1430 A eunuch; a castrated person. chastelinga1570 A eunuch. Cf. chaste, adj. 2b. capon1594 transferred. A eunuch. castrate1639 A castrated man, a eunuch. archaic (= French castrat, Italian castrato.) spade1680 A eunuch. wether1724 transferred of a man; spec. a eunuch. demi-male1728 a eunuch. androgyne1742 Originally (depreciative): a man who is effeminate or has a feminine appearance; (later also) a masculine or unfeminine woman. Now usually in… castrato1763 A male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain a soprano or alto voice. hijra1838 In South Asia, esp. India. Originally: a eunuch, esp. one who dresses as a woman (now chiefly historical). Now usually: a person whose birth sex is… emasculate1886 = emasculated, adj. Castrated, deprived of virility. In lit. sense chiefly quasi-n. half-man- A eunuch. Subcategories:— collectively (1) |
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