Henpecked
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Governed or controlled entirely by one's wife; domineered over.
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adjective.
Particularly of
husbands
,
plagued
or
overwhelmed
by a
nagging
or
overbearing
wife.
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adjective.
harassed by persistent nagging
cross-reference
pussywhipped
under the thumb
wear the pants
Equivalent
submissive
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verb-stem
henpeck