Eunuch
Eunuch comes from the Greek eunoukhos, originally meaning "guard of the bedchamber or harem," from eune, "bed," + -ekhein, "to have, hold".
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Famous quotes containing the word eunuch:
“It kills me to be times eunuch and never to beget.”
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