What is 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 called?
behest — 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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