errand

Definition of Errand in English :

1. errand

a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Errand

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

noun

1.

a trip to carry a message or do a definite thing, often esp. for someone else

2.

the thing to be done on such a trip; purpose or object for which one goes or is sent

n.

1.

a. A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another.

b. The purpose or object of such a trip: Your errand was to mail the letter.

2. Archaic

a. A mission; an embassy.

b. An oral message that has been entrusted to one.