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]