bə̇ˈha]f, bē-, -aa(ə)]f, -ai]f, -ȧ]f, -ä]f noun
( plural be·halves ]vz)
Etymology: Middle English, from be by (from Old English be, bi, bī ) + half side — more at by , half
1. archaic : respect , quarter — used as the object of in
more can be said in this behalf
2. : interest , benefit , support — used as the object of in or on and with a possessive noun or pronoun
a good word in a friend's behalf
the senator who is now stumping the state on his own behalf
intervening in her behalf — Warren Beck
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- in behalf of