eunuchry

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noun

The state of being a eunuch.

OriginEnglish eunuch ← Middle English eunuk ← Latin eunūchus →
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Meanings

nouneunuchry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being a eunuch.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
eunuchism

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekεὐνή (eunḗ)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*seǵʰ-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hékʰō
  4. Ancient Greekἔχω (ékhō)
  5. Ancient Greekϝέχω (wékhō)?
  6. Ancient Greekεὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos)
  7. Latineunūchus
  8. Middle Englisheunuk
  9. Englisheunuch
  10. Englisheunuchry

From eunuch + -ry.

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Translations

German Eunuchsein
  • Eunuchseinstate of being a eunuch
Turkish hadımlık
  • hadımlıkstate of being a eunuch
Cite this entry
APA

eunuchry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eunuchry

MLA

“eunuchry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eunuchry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eunuchry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eunuchry.

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