Definition of "eunuch" []

• A castrated man employed as a harem attendant or as a functionary in certain Asian courts. (noun)
• A man or boy whose testes are nonfunctioning or have been removed. (noun)
• Informal An ineffectual, powerless, or unmasculine man. (noun)

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• "The term eunuch is used in India to describe transvestites, transsexuals and others who identify themselves as neither male nor female but as a members of a third gender."
• "The term eunuch, or hijra, is used in India to describe transvestites, transsexuals and others who identify themselves as neither male nor female but as a member of a third gender."
• "The book arrives as a museum dedicated to eunuchs, built around the tomb of a 16th century eunuch, is undergoing a major expansion."