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Behest
Pronunciation : Be*hest"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. biheste promise, command, AS. beh promise; pref. be- + h command. See Hest, Hight.]
Definition : 1. That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction. To do his master's high behest. Sir W. Scott.
2. A vow; a promise. [Obs.] The time is come that I should send it her, if I keep the behest that I have made. Paston.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Be*hest"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To vow. [Obs.] Paston.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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