Main Entry: er·rand

Pronunciation: \ˈer-ənd, ˈe-rənd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English erend message, business, from Old English ǣrend; akin to Old High German ārunti message

Date: before 12th century

1 archaic a : an oral message entrusted to a person b : embassy, mission
2 a : a short trip taken to attend to some business often for another <was on an errand for his mother> b : the object or purpose of such a trip