EUNUCH


Meaning of EUNUCH in English

[ 'ju:nək ]

■ noun

1》 a man who has been castrated.

2》 an ineffectual person: a nation of political ~s.

Origin

OE, via L. from Gk eunoukhos , lit. 'bedroom guard', from eunē 'bed' + a second element related to ekhein 'to hold'.

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