henxman (pluralhenxmen)

1. Obsolete form ofhenchman.

• “henxman”, inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.

• hanseman,hansman,haynxman,henksman,henshman,hensman,henxtman,heyncemann,heynesman,heynsman,hynsman

Either from a putativeOld English*henġestmann or formed anew fromOld Englishhenġest +‎man(“man”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnks(t)ˌman/,/ˈhɛnsˌman/,/ˈhæi̯nsˌman/

henxman (pluralhenxmen)

1. Amaleattendant to ahigh-rankingnoble.

• English:henchman
  • → Scots:hanchman
• Scots:hensman,henceman(obsolete)
• → Middle Welsh:hengsmon,heinsmon

• “hengest-man,n.”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.

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