Hest Definition

hĕst
noun
Behest; bidding; order.
Webster's New World

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

  • Middle English alteration of hes from Old English hǣs keiə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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