henpecked husband

wife's slave, uxorious husband, henpecked husband

mean or worthless person

worth two cowries, worthless

worthless, having no real value or use

worthless stuff

an idiot, a foolish, a blockhead, silly, insane, inane, injudicious, stupid, crazy, imprudent, dumb

be disgraced

an awkward, blunt man

free of charge, valueless

be good-for-nothing, be of no use or worthless

a slave who used to wear cowries as a mark of slavery

be reduced to abject poverty

a shed for servants to sit under, corridor round the house for household servants, a covered way (round a mosque, or building), the enclosed verandah of a tent,, a covered path

To be pinched for every cowrie, to be in great distress, to be reduced to a beggary.

faithful slave, devoted person, one held in thrall

devoted servant

slave, serf, bondsman, servant,

very obedient servant