Hessian

Hesse +‎ -ian

Hessian soldiers

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛsɪən/, /ˈhɛsɪɛn/ (especially the senses 'inhabitant of Hesse', 'boot')
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʃən/ (especially the sense 'mercenary')

Hessian (comparative more Hessian, superlative most Hessian)

1. Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
2. Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).

   Hessian line; Hessian point; Hessian matrix

Hessian (countable and uncountable, plural Hessians)

Hessians (boots)

1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
2. (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
3. A boot with a low heel and semi-pointed toe, which became popular, initially among the military, in the 18th century.
4. (chiefly Britain) Burlap, jute.
5. (mathematics) Hessian matrix.

• Hessean

• shenais