'Behest' definitions:
Definition of 'behest'
From: WordNet
noun
An authoritative command or request
Definition of 'Behest'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- To do his master's high behest. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A vow; a promise. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The time is come that I should send it her, if I keep the behest that I have made. --Paston. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Behest'
From: GCIDE
- Behest \Be*hest"\, v. t. To vow. [Obs.] --Paston. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'behest'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bidding,
- charge,
- command,
- commandment,
- demand,
- dictate,
- dictation,
- direct order,
- hest,
- imperative,
- injunction,
- mandate,
- order,
- pleasure,
- prompting,
- request,
- say-so,
- solicitation,
- special order,
- will,
- word,
- word of command