HENCHMAN

Source: 566, 567

henchman. Henchman, n. a page, attendant, sirname

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Hench″man (–man), n.; pl. -men (#). [[OE. hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.]] An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term.