BEHEST


Meaning of BEHEST in English

[be.hest] n [ME, promise, command, fr. OE behaes promise, fr. behatan to promise, fr. be- + hatan to command, promise--more at hight] (12c) 1: an authoritative order: command

2: an urgent prompting "called at the ~ of my friends"

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