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Behest \Be*hest"\, v. t.
To vow. [Obs.] --Paston.
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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.
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To do his master's high behest. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. A vow; a promise. [Obs.]
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The time is come that I should send it her, if I
keep the behest that I have made. --Paston.
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