/er"euhnd/ , n.
1. a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
2. the purpose of such a trip: He finished his errands.
3. a special mission or function entrusted to a messenger; commission.
[ bef. 900; ME erande, OE aerende; c. OHG arunti; cf. OE ar messenger, Goth airus ]
Syn. 1, 2. mission, task, assignment, chore.