Hypertext Webster Gateway: "henpecked"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Henpeck \Hen"peck`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Henpecked}; p. pr. &
vb. {Henpecking}.]
To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus
treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle
(often adjectively).

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

henpecked
adj : harassed by persistent nagging [syn: {dominated}]


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