eunuchs
Castrated male servants
Eunuchs is the plural of eunuch, a man who has been castrated.
Historically, eunuchs served as harem guards, court officials, or religious figures in various cultures—their inability to father children making them trusted in positions near women or power.
The term sometimes extends figuratively to any man perceived as weak, ineffectual, or lacking virility.
Excision of reproductive glands
- haremWives' sequestered quarters
- concubinesNon-wife sexual partners kept
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- palaceMonarch's official residence
dynasty · imperial · Ottoman · Byzantine · China · court · servitude · guardians
Surgical removal of testes
- orchiectomySurgical testicle extraction
- castrationExcision of reproductive glands
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
hypogonadism · testosterone · hormone · androgen · endocrinology · gonadectomy · impotent
One giving professional guidance
- chamberlainRoyal household administrator
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- regentInterim throne holder
- administratorPerson who manages operations
spy · treasurer · bureaucrat · intermediary · gatekeeper · courtier · official · vizier
Highest female voice range
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- ariaOperatic solo piece
- singerVocal music performer
vocalist · conservatory · choir · Vatican · Sistine · baroque · bel canto · virtuoso
Abstaining from intimate relations
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- purityUncontaminated quality
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
Hijra · self-denial · devotion · ritual · temple · spiritual · sacred · continence
castration
Excision of reproductive glands
- haremWives' sequestered quarters
- concubinesNon-wife sexual partners kept
- emperorMale ruler of empire
palace · dynasty · imperial · Ottoman · Byzantine · China · court · servitude · guardians · power
orchidectomy
Surgical removal of testes
- orchiectomySurgical testicle extraction
- castrationExcision of reproductive glands
- sterileFree from microorganisms
infertile · hypogonadism · testosterone · hormone · androgen · endocrinology · gonadectomy · impotent
adviser
One giving professional guidance
- chamberlainRoyal household administrator
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- regentInterim throne holder
administrator · spy · treasurer · bureaucrat · intermediary · gatekeeper · courtier · official · vizier · steward
soprano
Highest female voice range
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- ariaOperatic solo piece
singer · vocalist · conservatory · choir · Vatican · Sistine · baroque · bel canto · virtuoso · castrato
celibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- purityUncontaminated quality
asceticism · Hijra · self-denial · devotion · ritual · temple · spiritual · sacred · continence · renunciation
- HueCitadel, Imperial Palace, court music, royal ceremonies, mandarins
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- Chinese cultureConfucianism, Chinese calligraphy, Beijing, Chinese New Year, Daoism
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- royal courtking, queen, prince, princess, crown
- Imperial ChinaHan dynasty, emperor, dynasties, emperors, Three Kingdoms