There is this recurring theme that he is a castrated impotent man who is not up to the task of retaliation.
The implication is a castrated old man, a shadow of himself.
Then he heard voices, the high feminine chatter of a castrated man.
The practice of using castrated men as guardians of the emperor's inner court began more than 2,000 years ago.
"Eunuch" simply means a castrated man.
This sexuality is complicated, yet also made comical, when Nonsense chooses a castrated man as her mate.
So I'd bet my booties that old Martin was a man until just recently and would still be more castrated man than full-figured gal.
A eunuch is a castrated man.
When Hamilton gave the castrated man shots of testosterone, his hair fell out and never grew back.