WikiWord

English

behest

/biˈhɛst/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of.
  2. A vow; a promise.
  3. To promise; vow.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
behest — meaning and etymology | WikiWord