Definitions from Wiktionary (behest)
▸ noun: A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A vow; a promise.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To promise; vow.
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▸ noun: A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A vow; a promise.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To promise; vow.
Similar:
command,
mandate,
obedience,
bidder,
order,
beck and call,
obeyance,
beadleship,
mandamus,
beadlehood,
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