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henchmen

Variant of henchman

noun pl. henchmen

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

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