| Pronunciation: | | bi'hest
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| | Definition: | | [n] an authoritative command or request |
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| | See Also: | | bid, bidding, command, dictation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Be*hest"\, n. [OE. biheste promise, command, AS.
beh[=ae]s promise; pref. be- + h[=ae]s command. See {Hest},
{Hight}.]
1. That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an
injunction.
To do his master's high behest. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. A vow; a promise. [Obs.]
The time is come that I should send it her, if I
keep the behest that I have made. --Paston.
\Be*hest"\, v. t.
To vow. [Obs.] --Paston.
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| | Related Terms: | | bidding, charge, command, commandment, demand, dictate, dictation, direct order, hest, imperative, injunction, mandate, order, pleasure, prompting, request, say-so, solicitation, special order, will, word, word of command |
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