Eunuch

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A castrated male human who performed various functions in the past, such as courtiers, domestic servants, religious specialists, royal guards, government officials, and guardians of women in harems.

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  • Eunuch

    A Eunuch is a male who has been castrated. In Ottoman times, they were slaves but could rise to high levels of importance as religious specialists, soldiers, royal guards, government officials, or guardians of the harem where the sultan's wives and concubines were kept.

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