eunuch

[ yoo-nuhk ]

/ ˈyu nək /

noun

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

Origin of eunuch

1350–1400; Middle English eunuk<Latin eunūchus<Greek eunoûchos eunuch, chamberlain, equivalent to eune-, stem of eunḗ bed, place of sleeping + -ochos keeping (akin to échein to hold

Words nearby eunuch

eumetria, eumung, Eumycota, Eunice, Eunomia, eunuch, eunuchism, eunuchize, eunuchoid, eunuchoid gigantism, eunuchoidism

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Example sentences from the Web for eunuch

Christianity arrived in Sudan, about 125 miles northeast of Khartoum, with the eunuch minister of Queen Candice in 35 AD.
In Sudan a Pregnant Woman May Be Hanged for Marrying a Christian|Nina Shea|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The eunuch returned, followed by two slaves, who bore on a bier a corpse covered with a large pall.
A Christian But a Roman|Mr Jkai
The only act of his short reign was his base ingratitude to his benefactors, the eunuch and the empress.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
He could use his connection with the eunuch who was uncle of his brother's wife.
The Palace of Darkened Windows|Mary Hastings Bradley

But even the boy, made an eunuch at fourteen, will be a very defective man at twenty-five.
Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction|T. W. Shannon
Garth happily observed that for Radcliffe to leave a library was as if a eunuch should found a seraglio.
A Book about Doctors|John Cordy Jeaffreson

British Dictionary definitions for eunuch

eunuch

/ (ˈjuːnək) /

noun

a man who has been castrated, esp (formerly) for some office such as a guard in a harem

informal an ineffective mana political eunuch

Word Origin for eunuch

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

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Medical definitions for eunuch

eunuch

[ yōō′nək ]

n.

A man or boy whose testes have been removed or have never developed.

单词	eunuch
释义	eunuch [ yoo-nuhk ] / ˈyu nək / noun a castrated man, especially one formerly employed by rulers in the Middle East and Asia as a harem guard or palace official. Origin of eunuch 1350–1400; Middle English eunuk<Latin eunūchus<Greek eunoûchos eunuch, chamberlain, equivalent to eune-, stem of eunḗ bed, place of sleeping + -ochos keeping (akin to échein to hold Words nearby eunuch eumetria, eumung, Eumycota, Eunice, Eunomia, eunuch, eunuchism, eunuchize, eunuchoid, eunuchoid gigantism, eunuchoidism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eunuch Christianity arrived in Sudan, about 125 miles northeast of Khartoum, with the eunuch minister of Queen Candice in 35 AD. In Sudan a Pregnant Woman May Be Hanged for Marrying a Christian\|Nina Shea\|May 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The eunuch returned, followed by two slaves, who bore on a bier a corpse covered with a large pall. A Christian But a Roman\|Mr Jkai The only act of his short reign was his base ingratitude to his benefactors, the eunuch and the empress. The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire\|Edward Gibbon He could use his connection with the eunuch who was uncle of his brother's wife. The Palace of Darkened Windows\|Mary Hastings Bradley But even the boy, made an eunuch at fourteen, will be a very defective man at twenty-five. Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction\|T. W. Shannon Garth happily observed that for Radcliffe to leave a library was as if a eunuch should found a seraglio. A Book about Doctors\|John Cordy Jeaffreson British Dictionary definitions for eunuch eunuch / (ˈjuːnək) / noun a man who has been castrated, esp (formerly) for some office such as a guard in a harem informal an ineffective mana political eunuch Word Origin for eunuch C15: via Latin from Greek eunoukhos attendant of the bedchamber, from eunē bed + ekhein to have, keep 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 Medical definitions for eunuch eunuch [ yōō′nək ] n. A man or boy whose testes have been removed or have never developed. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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