spado

[ spey-doh ]

noun,plural spa·do·nes [spey-doh-neyz, spuh-]. /speɪˈdoʊ neɪz, spə-/.
  1. Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.

  2. a castrated man or animal.

Origin of spado

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin spadō<Greek spádōn eunuch; akin to spân to tear off

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