ERRAND


Meaning of ERRAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈer-ənd, ˈe-rənd ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English erend message, business, from Old English ǣrend; akin to Old High German ārunti 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.