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errand definition

er·rand (er′ənd)

noun

  1. a trip to carry a message or do a definite thing, often esp. for someone else
  2. the thing to be done on such a trip; purpose or object for which one goes or is sent

Etymology: ME erende < OE ærende, message, mission, news, lit., that delivered by messenger < base of ar, messenger; akin to OS ārundi, OHG ārunti

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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