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To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).

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  1. v. t. To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).
  2. To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).
  3. To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thustreats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (oftenadjectively).
  4. v. t. To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).