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noun. ˈhest. archaic. : command, precept. Word History. Etymology. Middle English hest, hes, from Old English hǣs; akin to Old English hātan to command — more at hight. First Known Use. before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of hest was before the 12th century. See more words from the same century.
Hest definition: behest. . See examples of HEST used in a sentence.
noun. an archaic word for behest. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Old English hǣs; related to hātan to promise, command. Word Frequency. hest in American English. (hɛst ) noun. Archaic. behest; bidding; order. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Define hest. hest synonyms, hest pronunciation, hest translation, English dictionary definition of hest. n. Archaic Command; behest. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
noun. Behest; bidding; order. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Other Word Forms of Hest. Noun. Singular: hest. Plural: hests. Origin of Hest. From Middle English, alteration of Middle English hes from Old English hǣs (“command”). Akin to Old English hātan "to command". More at hight. From Wiktionary.
Hest noun. Command; precept; injunction. Etymology: hæst, Saxon. If thou be the most kind preserver. Of living wights, the sovereign lord of all, How falls it then, that, with thy furious fervour, Thou dost afflict the not deserver, As him that doth thy lovely hests despise. Edmund Spenser.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hest, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
