1. talk to (someone) in a bullying way:"she doesn't hector us about giving up things"
Word Originlate Middle English: from the Trojan warrior Hector. Originally denoting a hero, the sense later became ‘braggart or bully’ (applied in the late 17th century to a member of a gang of London youths), hence ‘talk to in a bullying way’.
In Greek mythology, Hector () is a Trojan prince, and one of four sons to the King of Troy, he was a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. He is a major cha... Wikipedia
