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(henc̸h′mən)

noun pl. henchmen

Obsolete a male attendant; page or squire
a trusted helper or follower
☆ a political underling who seeks mainly to advance his own interests
☆ any of the followers of a criminal gang leader

Origin: ME henxtman, hencheman < OE hengest, stallion (see Hengist) + -man: orig. sense prob. “horse attendant”

See henchman in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
A member of a criminal gang.
Obsolete A page to a prince or other person of high rank.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hengsman, henshman, servant to a person of rank

Origin: : hengest, horse (from Old English)

Origin: + man, man; see man

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