(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife or girlfriend.

(idiomatic, figuratively) A predator loose among the prey.

plural of henbane

A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin. / Any other plant of the genus Hyoscyamus.

(chiefly by a wife) To nag persistently.

(rare) A man who is meekly subservient to his wife.

A province of China. Capital: Zhengzhou. / An island south of the old urban core of Guangzhou, Guangdong, in China.

female equivalent of henchman

Alternative form of henchwench

(usually humorous) A female henchman; a henchwoman.