Definition of Eunch
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 (?), Eu"nuch*ate, } v.
t. [L. eunuchare.] To make a eunuch of; to
castrate. as a man. Creech. Sir. T. Browne.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A castrated human male.
- Such a man who was harem guard or in Middle Eastern courts under Roman Emperors, important officials of the state.
- Referring to someone or something which has been emasculated. (very rare)
- Referring to a castrato, or boy castrated to retain soprano or alto voice.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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