2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Behalf \Be*half"\, n. [OE. on-behalve in the name of bihalven
by the side of fr AS healf half, also side part: akin to
G. halb half, halber on account of See {Be-}, and {Half},
n.]
Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support;
defense; vindication.
In behalf of his mistress's beauty. --Sir P.
Sidney.
Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in behalf
of his nation. --Clarendon.
{In behalf of}, in the interest of
{On behalf of}, on account of on the part of
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
behalf
n 1: as the agent of or on someone's part usually expressed as
"on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of": "the guardian
signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this
letter is written on behalf of my client"
2: for someone's advantage or benefit (usually expressed as "in
behalf" rather than "on behalf" and usually with a
possessive): "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own
behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"
more about behalf
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