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Webster 1913 Edition
Behalf
Be-half′
,Noun.
[OE. ]
on-behalve
in the name of, bihalven
by the side of, fr. AS. healf
half, also side, part: akin to G. halb
half, halber
on account of. See Be-
, and Half
, Noun.
Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.
In
behalf
of his mistress’s beauty. Sir P. Sidney.
Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in
behalf
of his nation. Clarendon.
In behalf of
, in the interest of.
– On behalf of
, on account of; on the part of.
Webster 1828 Edition
Behalf
BEHALF
,Noun.
1.
Favor; advantage; convenience, profit; support, defense, vindication. The advocate pleads in behalf of the prisoner. The patriot suffers in behalf of his country.2.
Part; side; noting substitution, or the act of taking the part of another; as, the agent appeared in behalf of his constituents, and entered a claim.Definition 2024
behalf
behalf
English
Noun
behalf (plural behalfs or behalves)
- Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.
Derived terms
Translations
stead — see stead
References
- “behalf” (US) / “behalf” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
- behalf at OneLook Dictionary Search