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ERRAND

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er⋅rand

  [er-uhnd]
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–noun
1. a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
2. the purpose of such a trip: He finished his errands.
3. a special mission or function entrusted to a messenger; commission.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME erande, OE ærende; c. OHG āruntī; cf. OE ār messenger, Goth airus

Synonyms:
1, 2. mission, task, assignment, chore.
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er·rand   (ěr'ənd)   
n.  

    1. A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another.

    2. The purpose or object of such a trip: Your errand was to mail the letter.

    3. A mission; an embassy.

    4. An oral message that has been entrusted to one.

  2. Archaic

    1. A mission; an embassy.

    2. An oral message that has been entrusted to one.


[Middle English erand, from Old English ǣrend.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

errand 
O.E. ærende "message, mission," from P.Gmc. *ærundjam.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

errand

see fool's errand; run an errand.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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