behest
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Noun
behests, plural;
/biˈhest/,
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behests, plural;
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A person's orders or command
- - they had assembled at his behest
- - the slaughter of the male children at the behest of Herod
Web Definitions:
- an authoritative command or request
- The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with "Empire". They were mostly used during World War II by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), who owned the ships but contracted out their management to various shipping lines. ...
- a command or directive.