behests
Authoritative requests given
Behests is the plural of behest, a formal or literary word for a command, order, or urgent request.
Someone acts at the behest of another when directed or strongly urged by them: The investigation was launched at the behest of the attorney general.
The word carries a sense of authority or earnest entreaty behind the request.
Instructions to obey
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- decreesOfficial orders with force
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
instructions · dictates · edicts · injunctions · charges · demands · bidding · wishes
Male crowned ruler
master · superior · patron · liege · emperor · chieftain · overlord · commander
Compliance with authority
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- submissionYielding to another's will
- serviceAid or maintenance
loyalty · fealty · allegiance · deference · fulfillment · adherence · execution · carrying out
orders
Instructions to obey
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- decreesOfficial orders with force
mandates · instructions · dictates · edicts · injunctions · charges · demands · bidding · wishes · requests
king
Male crowned ruler
lord · master · superior · patron · liege · emperor · chieftain · overlord · commander · pope
obedience
Compliance with authority
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- submissionYielding to another's will
service · loyalty · fealty · allegiance · deference · fulfillment · adherence · execution · carrying out · heeding
behestssupplications
Humble, earnest requests
suggestions · entreaties · pleas · requests · petitions
behestsanswers
Reactions to queries
responses · submissions · defiance · disobedience · replies