behest

be·hest  (b-hst)

n.

1. An authoritative command.

2. An urgent request: I called the office at the behest of my assistant.

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[Middle English bihest, vow, from Old English behs; see kei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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behest

Noun

an order or earnest request: I came at her behest [Old English behǣs]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

behest - an authoritative command or request bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

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behest

noun >> at someone's behest at someone's command, by someone's order, at someone's demand, at someone's wish, by someone's decree, at someone's bidding, at someone's instruction, by someone's mandate, at someone's dictate, at someone's commandment