You do something at someones request, on their hehalf.
she did this on my behest.
That is the correct spelling of the word behest (command or request).
charge, behest, decree
use it to show a serious and important plea has been made to a person or organization regarding a particular subject, such as information about some one or some thing. for example: ' Our investigation of the man in question came AT THE BEHEST OF the local government, since there were numerous claims of impropriety during his last run for office.'
A behest may also mean an " urgent request".
Behest.
Cupid on the behest of Venus.
at the behest of United Secretary of State
That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction., A vow; a promise., To vow.
The Inquisition was established in 1478 at the behest of Queen Isabella I and focused heavily on Jews.
It can be done at any age. However this form of mutilation is usualy done on children at the behest of adults.
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