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behest
be·hest
[
bi hést
]
(
plural
be·hests
)
noun
Definition:
order:
an order or request
(
formal
)
arrived at the conference only at her behest
[
Alteration of Old English
behǣs
< Germanic, "to bid, call"
]
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arrived at the conference only at her behest
