What is to subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively) called?
henpeck — To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively). (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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