ERRAND

[noun] [C] - a short journey either to take a message or to deliver or collect somethingI'll meet you at six, I've got some errands to do/run first.The children are old enough now to run/go on errands to the shops.(dated) An errand boy is a boy or young man employed by a shop or business to take messages, deliver goods, etc..(figurative) "Return those books to the library yourself," she shouted, "I'm not your errand boy (= servant)!"(literary) An errand of mercy is an act of bringing help.They set out on their errand of mercy laden with blankets and hot soup.