henchman
11henchman — [14] Early spellings such as hengestman and henxstman suggest that this word is a compound of Old English hengest ‘stallion’ and man ‘man’. There are chronological difficulties, for hengest seems to have gone out of general use in the 13th… …
12henchman — henchmanship, n. /hench meuhn/, n., pl. henchmen. 1. an unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, esp. a criminal: The leader of the gang went everywhere accompanied by his henchmen. 2. an unscrupulous supporter or adherent of a political figure or… …
13henchman — [[t]he̱ntʃmən[/t]] henchmen N COUNT: usu poss N (disapproval) If you refer to someone as another person s henchman, you mean that they work for or support the other person, especially by doing unpleasant, violent, or dishonest things on their… …
14henchman — hench•man [[t]ˈhɛntʃ mən[/t]] n. pl. men 1) an unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, esp. a member of a criminal gang 2) a political supporter or adherent, esp. one motivated by the hope of personal gain 3) a trusted attendant or follower 4) Obs …
15henchman — noun Etymology: Middle English henshman, hengestman groom, from hengest stallion (from Old English) + man; akin to Old High German hengist gelding Date: 15th century 1. obsolete a squire or page to a person of high rank 2. a. a trusted follower ; …
16henchman — noun a) A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate. b) A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests …
17Henchman — A *squire who attended a monarch, or great lord, orig. on horseback; in time, loosely, a companion or associate. For example, the tomb of Thomas, the second Howard, duke of Norfolk, declares him to have been hencheman to Kyng Edward the iiij .… …
18henchman — Synonyms and related words: adherent, appendage, associate, attendant, bodyguard, buddy, buff, cavaliere servente, cohort, confidant, courtier, creature, crony, dangler, dependent, disciple, dummy, fan, figurehead, flunky, follower, following,… …
19henchman — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hireling, underling; flunky, lackey; tool, puppet; accomplice; stooge, yes man, ward heeler, errand boy (all sl.). See servant, agent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. partner, advocate, aid, sidekick; see… …
20henchman — hench|man [ˈhentʃmən] n plural henchmen [ mən] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hengest male horse (12 14 centuries) (from Old English) + man] a faithful supporter of a political leader or a criminal, who is willing to do illegal things or use violence …
