Er"rand (?), n. [OE. erende, erande, message, business, AS. ærende, ærend; akin to OS. arundi, OHG. arunti, Icel. eyrendi, örendi, erendi, Sw. ärende, Dan. ærende; perh. akin to AS. earu swift, Icel. örr, and to L. oriri to rise, E. orient.] A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission; as, the servant was sent on an errand; to do an errand. Also, one's purpose in going anywhere.

I have a secret errand to thee, O king.

I will not eat till I have told mine errand.

• a trip to accomplish a small mission or to do some business (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.)
       an errand to a friend's house