Be*hest" (?), n. [OE. biheste promise, command, AS. behs promise; pref. be- + hs 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.
© Webster 1913.
Be*hest", v. t.
To vow.
[Obs.]
Paston.
© Webster 1913.