eunuch
IPA: jˈunʌk
noun
- A castrated human male.
- Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.
- (in translations of ancient texts) A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.
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Examples of "eunuch" in Sentences
- Ignoring the disturbing eunuch talk....
- The eunuch is baptized shortly thereafter.
- The eunuch article is remarkably unhelpful.
- Eunuchs were believed loyal and dispensable.
- The marriage of a eunuch with a daughter of Israel.
- The eunuchs themselves penetrated into the military.
- The poisoner was said to be the eunuch Pterygeonites.
- Wikipedia has become the last refuge of impotent eunuchs.
- Even after the proscriptions, the power of the eunuchs was paramount.
- Belwas is a passionate gourmand, the only vice he has left as a eunuch.
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