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adj. 1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed his prestige as an established writer; an established precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with unestablished. [ Narrower terms: entrenched; implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. securely established; as, an established reputation.
Syn. -- firm. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. settled securely and unconditionally.
Syn. -- accomplished, effected. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. conforming with accepted standards. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the established facts in the case.
Syn. -- proved. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants.
Syn. -- naturalized. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

. (Contract bridge, Whist) A plain suit in which a player (or side) could, except for trumping, take tricks with all his remaining cards. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who establishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. establissement, F. établissement. ] 1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is established; as: (a) A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical; especially, a system of religion maintained by the civil power; as, the Episcopal establishment of England. (b) A permanent civil, military, or commercial, force or organization. (c) The place in which one is permanently fixed for residence or business; residence, including grounds, furniture, equipage, etc.; with which one is fitted out; also, any office or place of business, with its fixtures; that which serves for the carrying on of a business; as, to keep up a large establishment; a manufacturing establishment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Exposing the shabby parts of the establishment. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

Establishment of the port (Hydrography), a datum on which the tides are computed at the given port, obtained by observation, viz., the interval between the moon's passage over the meridian and the time of high water at the port, on the days of new and full moon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment formed by the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual character. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the doctrine or political position that advocates establishment of a church as the official state religion; -- applied especially to the Church of England.. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ F.; cf. It. steccata, Sp. estacada. Cf. Stake. ] (Mil.) A dike of piles in the sea, a river, etc., to check the approach of an enemy.

{ ‖ } n. [ F. estafette, cf. Sp. estafeta; fr. It. stafetta, fr. staffa stirrup, fr. OHG. stapho footstep, footprint, G. stapfe; akin to E. step. ] A courier who conveys messages to another courier; a military courier sent from one part of an army to another. [ 1913 Webster ]