henpeck
[verb]
Synonyms: nag, carp (at), fuss, peck (at)

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henpeck verb & noun. ['hɛnpɛk] colloq. L17.
[(Back-form.) from HENPECKED.]
A. verb trans. Of a wife: domineer over (her husband). Usu. in pass.. L17.
■ N. Bawden Always the gentleman, hen-pecked by his harridan wife.
b. noun. rare.
1. A henpecked husband; a domineering wife. M18.

2. Domineering by a wife. M19.

■ henpeckery noun (rare) the state or condition of being henpecked M19.

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