hector

(hek’tor), v. [ 1. To treat with insolence; threaten; bully. Our King did openly say, the other day in the Privy Chamber, that he would not be hectored out of his right and preemineneys by the King of France, as great as he was. Pepys, Diary, II. 98. 2. To find fault with; fret at; chide; scold. An honest man, when he came home at night, found another fellow domineering in his family, hectoring his servants, and calling for supper. Arbuthnot, John Bull. They had hard times when they were little,.. and were hectored and worried when they ought to have been taking some comfort. H. B. Stowe, Oldtown, p. 245. =§Syn. To fret, worry, annoy, beset, provoke, irritate. TI. in trans. To play the bully; bluster; be turbulent or insolent. But when huffing and hectoring must be looked upon as the only badges of gallantry and courage, what can recommend the exercise of patience against the disgrace of it? South, Works, X. iv. Don Carlos made her chief director, That she might o’er the servants hector. Swift. Hector i an, Hectorean (hek-t0’ri-an, -ré-an), a. [