Eunuch

fi'nuk, n. a castrated man eunuchs were employed as chamberlains in the East, and often had great influence as chief ministers of the — kings [Gr. cunouchos euni, a couch, and echo, to have charge of.] [euniah. Eunuchism, fi'nuk-izm, n the state of being a Eupepsy, u-pep'si, good digestion.— opposed to Dyspopsy.— adj. Eupep'tlC, having good — digestion. (Gr. etijcpsia eu, well, and peps is, digestion, from fes so, pep to, to digest Euphemism, ftfem-izm, a soft or pleasing term employed to expre what disagreeable —adj. Euphemistic. [Gr. eup/tevnsmos—eu, well, and phinil, to speak.] Euphonic, u-fonlk, Euphonical, 1k-al, Euphonious, fl-fO'ni-us, adj. pertaining to euphony: agreeable in sound. adv. Eupho'niously. Euphonise, u'fon- 12 v.t. to make euphonious. Euphony, u'fo-ni, «. an agreeable sound a pleas- — ing, easy pronunciation. [Gr. euphdnia eu, well, and ph , sound.]