henxman

henxman (plural henxmen)

1. Obsolete form of henchman.

• “henxman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• hanseman, hansman, haynxman, henksman, henshman, hensman, henxtman, heyncemann, heynesman, heynsman, hynsman

Either from a putative Old English *henġestmann or formed anew from Old English henġest +‎ man (“man”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnks(t)ˌman/, /ˈhɛnsˌman/, /ˈhæi̯nsˌman/

henxman (plural henxmen)

1. A male attendant to a high-ranking noble.

• English: henchman
  • → Scots: hanchman
• Scots: hensman, henceman (obsolete)

• “hengest-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.