Hessian

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A mercenary or venal person.

II. Hessian ·noun A native or inhabitant of Hesse.

III. Hessian ·noun ·see Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, ·adj.

IV. Hessian ·adj Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.