Pl. evirati. [Italian, ad. L. ēvirātus, pa. pple. of ēvirāre: see EVIRATE v.] A male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain an alto or soprano voice. Cf. CASTRATO.
1796. Burney, Mem. Metastasio, III. 330. The exquisite voices and refinements in singing of the Evirati.
1879. J. Marshall, in Grove, Dict. Mus., I. 514/2. He [Ferri] seems to have surpassed all the evirati in brilliance and endurance.
