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Geheiß.

behest, command

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡəˈhaɪ̯s/
  1. behest, command

    literary · neuter · strong
    auf Geheiß seines Vaters
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German geheiȥe n, variant of geheiȥ m, from Old High German giheiȥ m, from Proto-Germanic *gahait-, deverbal from *haitaną, whence modern heißen (in the sense of “to command”).

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