adjective.
Established; organized; founded.
transitive verb.
To set up; to establish; to ordain
transitive verb.
To originate and establish; to found; to organize.
transitive verb.
To nominate; to appoint.
transitive verb.
To begin; to commence; to set on foot
transitive verb.
To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct.
transitive verb.
To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.
noun.
The act of instituting; institution.
noun.
That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit, or custom.
noun.
Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensive summary of legal principles and decisions. Cf. Digest, n.
noun.
An institution; a society established for the promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; ; The Massachusetts Institute of Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute.
noun.
The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
noun.
theoretical medicine; that department of medical science which attempts to account philosophically for the various phenomena of health as well as of disease; physiology applied to the practice of medicine.