Băgōus — Lewis & Short
Băgōus, i, and Băgōas, ae, m., = *bagw=os and *bagw/as [Persian],
I a eunuch at the Persian court: Bagou (gen. Gr. = *bagw/ou), Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 41.—Form Bagoas, Quint. 5, 12, 21.—Hence, any guard of women, Ov. Am. 2, 2, 1.
The corpus record — Latin
Băgōus
Băgōus · m
a eunuch at the Persian court
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