a man who is dominated or ruled by his wife; a henpecked husband.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married man > [noun] > husband > henpecked husband (6) John Thomson's man?a1513 a man who is dominated or ruled by his wife; a henpecked husband. Tom Tiler1582 (a generic name for) an ordinary man; (later also) a henpecked husband. henpeck1711 A man who is continually criticized or ordered about by his wife or female partner; a henpecked husband. Now rare. jerry-sneak1820 a mean sneaking fellow, a hen-pecked husband. monkey-man1840 Chiefly derogatory. A man likened to or supposed to resemble a monkey in some respect; (U.S. slang, chiefly in African-American usage) a weak or… Subcategories:— state or condition of being (1) |
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