Definitions for hessian
ˈhɛʃ ənhes·sian

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hessian boot, hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington bootnoun

   (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Hessiannoun

   A boot with a low heel and semi-pointed toe, which became popular, initially among the military, in the 18th century.

2. Hessiannoun

   Burlap, jute.

3. Hessianadjective

   Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.

4. Hessiannoun

   A native or inhabitant of Hesse.

5. Hessiannoun

   A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.

6. Etymology: Hesse + -ian

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hessian

   The Hessian is a square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar-valued function, or scalar field. It describes the local curvature of a function of many variables. The Hessian matrix was developed by Otto Hessian in the 19th century. It is a key tool in multivariate calculus, particularly for optimization problems.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hessianadjective

   of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians

2. Hessiannoun

   a native or inhabitant of Hesse

3. Hessiannoun

   a mercenary or venal person

4. Hessiannoun

   see Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hessian

   The Hessians were 18th-century German soldiers hired through their rulers by the British Empire. About 30,000 German soldiers served in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolutionary War; nearly half were from the Hesse region of Germany; the others came from similar small German states. In the context of the British service, they were all referred to as "Hessians." The American colonists called them mercenaries. They were hired in units, not as individuals. They received wages, but the prince of their respective states received most of the funds; Britain found it easier to borrow money to pay for their service than to recruit its own soldiers. The British used the Hessians in several conflicts, including in Ireland, but they are most widely associated with combat operations in the American Revolutionary War. They provided extensive manpower to support the American Loyalist cause. The pro-independence side made propaganda use of the fact that the soldiers were non-British mercenaries. They also offered them land bounties to desert and join the Americans. Several more German units were placed on garrison duty in the British Isles to free up British regulars for service in North America.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hessian

   hesh′i-an, adj. of or pertaining to Hesse.—n. a native of Hesse: (pl.) short for Hessian boots, a kind of long boots first worn by Hessian troops.—Hessian fly, a dipterous insect, in its larval state attacking stems of barley, wheat, and rye. [From Hesse, a grand-duchy of the German Empire.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Hessian

   An Americanism for a hireling, a fighter for pay, a mercenary politician. The Hessian soldiers have always been ready to enlist in a foreign service for pay.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HESSIAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hessian is ranked #115639 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hessian surname appeared 151 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hessian.
   
   94% or 142 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Boot

How to pronounce hessian?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hessian in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hessian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of hessian in a Sentence

1. Jens Spahn:

   We are therefore in close contact with the Hessian authorities to come to a solution between the federal government and authorities there and I assume that we will succeed in that in the next few hours so that the plane can take off quickly.

2. Jamille Swainson:

   I asked her to have a look inside the hessian sack and then went down on one knee, she was speechless.

3. Tarek Al-Wazir:

   For that reason, too, we have an interest in K+S's remaining a north Hessian company.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hessian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hessian
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hessian
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hessian
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hessian
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=hessian
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html