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
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