n.
Pronunciation: ' er- ə nd, ' e-r ə nd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English erend message, business, from Old English ǣ rend; akin to Old High German ā runti message
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic a : an oral message entrusted to a person b : EMBASSY , MISSION
2 a : a short trip taken to attend to some business often for another <was on an errand for his mother> b : the object or purpose of such a trip