H.ec/tor |ˈhektər| Greek Mythology

a Trojan warrior, son of Priam and Hecuba and husband of Andromache. He was killed by Achilles, who dragged his body behind his chariot three times around the walls of Troy.

h.ec/tor |ˈhektər|
verb [trans.]

talk to (someone) in a bullying way: she doesn't hector us about giving up things | [as adj.] (hectoring) a brusque, hectoring manner.

DERIVATIVES
h.ec/tor-ing-ly |ˈhekt(ə)ri ng lē| adverb

ORIGIN late Middle English : from the Greek name Hector. Originally denoting a hero, the sense later became [braggart or bully] (applied in the late 17th cent. to a member of a gang of youths in London, England), hence [talk to in a bullying way.]