The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hector \Hec"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hectored; p. pr. & vb.
n. Hectoring.]
To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to
torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by
bullying. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]