henpeck

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

1. Are you henpecked?

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2. Tom is henpecked.

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3. No wonder he is a henpecked husband.

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4. I had heard of henpecked husbands and now I felt that I saw one.

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5. A man who asks his wife's permission before taking any action except breathing is a henpecked husband.

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