▪ I. † beˈhete, n. Obs.
[f. behete, one of the forms of behight, v.: cf. the earlier behote, and parallel behight n.]
A promise, a vow.
| c 1460 Towneley Myst. 159 Thise prophetys..That have knowyng of his behetys. 1470 Harding Chron. cxl. xi, Traytour he was, and false of his behete. |
▪ II. behete
variant of behight v. to promise.