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I have a Blacks law dictionary at the office but I'm almost sure "errand" is not defined --- so the normal usage would prevail - and as they say in my business "if it's gray you pay" -- Sharkey - First Choice Claims Service Inc.
er·rand (rnd)
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
–noun 1. a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
2. the purpose of such a trip: He finished his errands.
3. a special mission or function entrusted to a messenger; commission.
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[Origin: bef. 900; ME erande, OE ærende; c. OHG āruntī; cf. OE ār messenger, Goth airus]
—Synonyms 1, 2. mission, task, assignment, chore.
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