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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-845/
- Published: 2022-05-23T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-03-27T19:50:04.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

The word for today is…

henchman (noun):

1a : a trusted follower : a right-hand man  
b : a political follower whose support is chiefly for personal advantage  
c : a member of a gang  
2 *obsolete* : a squire or page to a person of high rank

Source :[ Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/henchman?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : The earliest known examples of henchman show it being used as a term for a squire or a page, but the word may have seen earlier use with the meaning “groom.” It first appeared in Middle English and is a combination of Old English hengest (“a male horse”) and man. One of the duties of a groom, squire, or page to a person of high rank was tending horses, and such a person was relied upon, which influenced the broader senses of henchman including “right-hand man.”

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