Ethiopian eunuch
Easton, 1897
The chief officer or prime minister of state of Candace (q.v.), queen of Ethiopia. He was converted to Christianity through the instrumentality of Philip (Acts 8:27). The northern portion of Ethiopia formed the kingdom of Meroe, which for a long period was ruled over by queens, and it was probably from this kingdom that the eunuch came.
Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).