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behest

behest is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.To vow. [Obs.] Paston.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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