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henley-on-thames
nounVery Low
/ˌhɛnli ɒn ˈtɛmz/A market town in Oxfordshire, England, located on the River Thames.
henna
nounverbverb-transitiveC1
/ˈhɛnə/A reddish-brown dye obtained from the leaves of a tropical shrub, used to colour hair, skin, and fabrics.
hennepin
nounVery Low (Geographically specific proper noun)
/ˈhɛnəpɪn/A proper noun, primarily the name of a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
hennery
nounLow
/ˈhɛn(ə)ri/A place where hens are kept, especially a large commercial poultry farm.
hennin
nounC1
/ˈhɛn.ɪn/A tall, cone-shaped headdress worn by women in medieval Europe.
henoch
nounVery Low
/ˈhiːnɒk/A proper noun, specifically the name of a biblical figure and a term used in medicine to denote a syndrome or disease.
henotheism
nounVery Low
/ˈhɛnəʊθiɪz(ə)m/The worship of one god while not denying the existence of other gods.
henpeck
verbverb-transitiveC2
/ˈhɛnpɛk/To continually criticize, nag, or dominate (especially a husband by his wife).
henri
nounLow
/ˈɒ̃ri/ or /ˈɒnri/A French masculine given name, the standard French form of Henry.
henrietta
nounLow
/ˌhɛn.riˈet.ə/A female given name of Germanic origin, meaning 'home ruler' or 'ruler of the household'.
henrietta maria
nounC1/C2
/ˌhɛnrɪˌɛtə məˈriːə/A historical proper name, referring to the queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1609–1669), wife of King Charles I.
henry
nounC2
/ˈhɛnri/A unit of electrical inductance in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced by an electric current varying at one ampere per second.
henry i
nounLow
/ˌhɛn.ri ðə ˈfɜːst/The regnal name of King Henry I of England, who ruled from 1100 to 1135.
henry ii
nounC1
/ˌhen.ri ðə ˈsek.ənd/The name of two historical English monarchs: 1. Henry II of England (reigned 1154–1189), first of the Plantagenet kings, and 2. Henry II (reigned 1547–1550), the king of France.
henry iii
nounLow (primarily historical/academic contexts)
/ˈhɛn.ri ðə θɜːd/The name or title for the third monarch in a line of rulers named Henry; historically refers most commonly to Henry III of England (reigned 1216–1272).
henry iv
nounC2
/ˌhen.ri ðə ˈfɔːθ/A title referring to either King Henry IV of England (1367-1413) or King Henry IV of France (1553-1610).
henry of portugal
nounVery Low
/ˌhɛnri əv ˈpɔːtʃəɡəl/A title historically referring to several Portuguese monarchs and princes named Henry, most notably Henry the Navigator (Infante Henrique de Portugal, 1394–1460), a key figure in the early Portuguese maritime exploration and the Age of Discovery.
henry the lion
nounVery Low
/ˈhɛnri ðə ˈlaɪən/A proper noun referring to Henry XII, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony (c. 1129–1195), a powerful and historically significant medieval German prince.
henry the navigator
nounlow
/ˌhenri ðə ˈnævɪɡeɪtə(r)/Portuguese prince (1394–1460) who promoted maritime exploration along the west coast of Africa.
henry v
nounLow (proper noun, culturally specific)
/ˌhen.ri ðə ˈfɪfθ/Proper noun: The name of King Henry V of England (1386-1422), known for his military successes in the Hundred Years' War, particularly the Battle of Agincourt.

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