1. a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else's behalf: "she asked Tim to run an errand for her"
▪ the purpose or object of an errand:"she knew that if she stated her errand she would not be able to see him"
Word OriginOld Englishǣrende ‘message, mission’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German ārunti, and obscurely to Swedish ärende and Danish ærinde.