eunuch — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
eunuch is used for these senses in English:
- castrato A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
- eunuch A castrated human male.
- eunuch 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.
castrato — full definition
- noun A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
- noun A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.
eunuch — full definition
- noun A man who has been castrated, historically often so he could serve as a guard or official in a royal household.
- noun Figuratively, someone or something seen as powerless or ineffective.