behest
noun/bɪˈhest/
/bɪˈhest/
Word OriginOld English behǣs ‘a vow’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘bid’.
[singular]Idioms Idioms
See behest in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryat somebody’s behest
- (old use or formal) because somebody has ordered or requested it
- at the King’s behest/at the behest of the King
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