hector

hector
hector late 14c., "a valiant warrior," 1650s as slang for "a blustering, turbulent, pervicacious, noisy fellow" [Johnson], Heck for short, both in reference to the provocative character of Hektor, Trojan hero, oldest son of Priam and Hecuba, in the "Iliad." It represents Gk. hektor, lit. "holder, stayer;" an agent noun from ekhein "to have, hold, possess" (see SCHEME (Cf. scheme)). The word was used mid-1600s in reference to London street gangs. As a proper name it is rare in England but used in Scotland to render Gael. Eachdonn. As a verb, from 1650s. Related: Hectored; hectoring.

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