ˈerənd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English erend message, business, from Old English ǣrend; akin to Old English ār messenger, Old Saxon ēr messenger, Old High German ārunti message, Old Norse eyrendi, erendi, örendi message, ārr messenger, Gothic airus
1. archaic : an oral message entrusted to a person
tell your king from me this errand — Richard Stanyhurst
2. : a trip made in order to deliver a message or purchase or attend to something
gone to the shopping center on an errand
run an errand for his employer
3.
a. archaic : mission , embassy
b. : the object or purpose of a short trip
do several errands of my own in town
c. : a service, favor, or piece of business undertaken for another
running errands for his mother