behest
(noun) an authoritative command or request
Source: WordNet® 3.1
behest (plural behests)
A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of. [from 12th c.]
(obsolete) A vow; a promise.
behest (third-person singular simple present behests, present participle behesting, simple past and past participle behested)
(obsolete) To promise; vow.
• Bethes, Thebes, ThĂŞbes, bethes, thebes
Source: Wiktionary
Be*hest", n. Etym: [OE. biheste promise, command, AS. beh promise; pref. be- + h command. See Hest, Hight.]
1. That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction. To do his master's high behest. Sir W. Scott.
2. A vow; a promise. [Obs.] The time is come that I should send it her, if I keep the behest that I have made. Paston.
Be*hest", v. t.
Definition: To vow. [Obs.] Paston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
