BEHEST


Meaning of BEHEST in English

/bi hest"/ , n.

1. a command or directive.

2. an earnest or strongly worded request.

[ bef. 1000; ME bihest ( e ), OE behaes promise. See BE-, HEST ]

Syn. 1. order, bidding, decree, dictate, mandate.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .