·vt ·Alt. of Eunuchate.
II. Eunuch ·noun A male of the human species castrated; commonly, one of a class of such persons, in Oriental countries, having charge of the women's apartments. Some of them, in former times, gained high official rank.
Literally bed-keeper or chamberlain, and not necessarily in all cases one who was mutilated, althoug...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
"The English form of the Greek word which means bed-keeper . In the strict and proper sense they wer...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
The chief officer or prime minister of state of Candace (q.v.), queen of Ethiopia. He was converted ...
a Jewish proselyte, (Acts 8:26) etc., who was treasurer of Candace queen of Ethiopia, but who was co...