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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Behest \Be*hest"\, n. [OE. biheste promise, command, AS. beh[aemac]s promise; pref. be- + h[aemac]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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Behest \Be*hest"\, v. t. To vow. [Obs.] --Paston. | |
