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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Behest \Be*hest"\, n. [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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Behest \Be*hest"\, v. t. To vow. [Obs.] --Paston. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: behest n : an authoritative command or request
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