Wish, n. 1. Desire; eager desire; longing.
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead. Job xxxiii. 6.
2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.
Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. Shak.
3. A thing desired; an object of desire.
Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire...
To give his enemies their wish! Milton.