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behalf(dictionary)

behalf (iou)



behalf noun. ME.
[from combination of earlier phrs. on his halve and bi halve him, both meaning 'on his side': see BY preposition, HALF noun.]
on behalf of, (now chiefly N. Amer.) in behalf of :
a. As the agent or representative of (another); in the name of. ME.
b. On the part of, proceeding from. (Long rare or obsolete but revived L20.) LME.
c. In the interest or for the benefit of (another person, a cause, etc.); for the sake of. L16.
in this behalf, in that behalf, on this behalf, on that behalf, in respect of or concerning a particular matter. arch. LME.