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noun Etymology: Middle English henshman, hengestman groom, from hengest stallion (from Old English) + man; akin to Old High German hengist gelding Date: 15th century 1. obsolete a squire or page to a person of high rank 2. a. a trusted follower ; a right-hand man b. a political follower whose support is chiefly for personal advantage c. a member of a gang ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -men) 1 a trusted supporter or attendant. 2 hist. a squire; a page of honour. 3 the principal attendant of a Highland chief. Etymology: ME henxman, hengestman f. OE hengst male horse ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n plural henchmen, a faithful supporter, especially of a political leader or a criminal ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1463, hengsman "high-ranking servant," originally "groom," from O.E. hengest "horse, stallion, gelding," from P.Gmc. *khangistas "best at springing," from PIE *kenku-. Sense of "obedient or unscrupulous follower" is first recorded 1839 in Sir Walter Scott, who may have misunderstood the word when he resurrected it. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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