Errand
[er-uh nd] /ˈɛr ənd/
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.
/ˈɛrənd/
noun
1.
a short trip undertaken to perform a necessary task or commission (esp in the phrase run errands)
2.
the purpose or object of such a trip
n.
Old English ærende “message, mission; answer, news, tidings,” from Proto-Germanic *ærundjam (cf. Old Saxon arundi, Old Norse erendi, Danish ærende, Swedish ärende, Old Frisian erende, Old High German arunti “message”). Originally of important missions; meaning “short, simple journey and task” is attested by 1640s. Related: Errands.
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