henpecked

[ hen-pekt ]

/ ˈhɛnˌpɛkt /

browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife.

Origin of henpecked

First recorded in 1670–80; hen + peck² + -ed²

hen·peck·ing, noun

henpeck

[ hen-pek ]

/ ˈhɛnˌpɛk /

to browbeat, bully, or intimidate (one's husband, boyfriend, etc.).

hen·pecked, adjective

Hand it off to a hen-pecked husband or a put-upon assistant and it can demean or belittle.

The Language of Margaret Thatcher’s Handbags |Robin Givhan |April 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
What little man could stand being "hen-pecked," even at that tender age?

Ginger-Snaps |Fanny Fern
She is a well-to-do widow, who marries Bumble, and reduces the pompous beadle to a hen-pecked husband.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
In that time, Mr. Fabian saw how hen-pecked the poor little man must be, and he resolved to stand by him in his troubles.

Polly and Her Friends Abroad |Lillian Elizabeth Roy

In his own single nook, I regret to say, he is hen-pecked—unmercifully hen-pecked.

A Changed Heart |May Agnes Fleming
But I know of one young man at least who broke it off after enduring a voyage with a hen-pecked captain.

Captain Macedoine's Daughter |William McFee

henpeck

/ (ˈhɛnˌpɛk) /

(tr) (of a woman) to harass or torment (a man, esp her husband) by persistent nagging

henpecked

/ (ˈhɛnˌpɛkd) /

(of a man) continually harassed or tormented by the persistent nagging of a woman (esp his wife)