eunuch

eu·nuch

noun \ˈyü-nək, -nik\

Definition of EUNUCH

1

: a castrated man placed in charge of a harem or employed as a chamberlain in a palace

2

: a man or boy deprived of the testes or external genitals

3

: one that lacks virility or power <political eunuchs>

— eu·nuch·ism \-nə-ˌki-zəm, -ni-\ noun

Origin of EUNUCH

Middle English eunuk, from Latin eunuchus, from Greek eunouchos, from eunē bed + echein to have, have charge of — more at scheme

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with EUNUCH

Munich, Punic, runic, tunic