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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Behest \Be*hest"\, noun [OE. biheste promise, command, AS. beh[=ae]s promise; pref. be- + h[=ae]s command. See {Hest}, {Hight}.]
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Behest \Be*hest"\, verb (used with an object) To vow. [Obs.] --Paston.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
behest
noun: an authoritative command or request
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "behest": bidding, charge, command, commandment, demand, dictate, dictation, direct order, hest, imperative, injunction, mandate, order, pleasure, prompting, request, say-so, solicitation, special order, will, word, word of command
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