Henpeck \Hen"peck`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Henpecked}; p. pr. & vb. {Henpecking}.] To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).
henpecked adj : harassed by persistent nagging [syn: {dominated}]