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eunuch
Definitions
(Noun) individual whose sex organ was removed who stands guard for a harem1. A castrated man, formerly one put in charge of the women of a harem assuming the function of chamberlain. Humorously defined by Frederic Mullally in The Penthouse Sexicon (1968): ' Unique oriental gentleman who can be surrounded by lovely women without having a ball.' Synonym: evirate.
Etymology: From the Middle English eunuk , from Latin eunúchus , Greek, eunouchos , guardian of the couch referring to the use of eunuchs to guard the wives and concubines kept in a harem.
2. A man with complete testicular failure (nonfunctioning testes).
male castration
(Adjective) male who no longer has sex
Usage: he is a eunuch
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