Definition of Estableshment
Es*tab"lish*ment (?), n. [Cf. OF.
establissement, F. établissement.]
1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or
ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
2. The state of being established, founded,
and the like; fixed state.
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.
Exposing the shabby parts of the
establishment. W. Irving.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the act of establishing
- the act of being established
- the place in which a business is located
- (slang) the establishment: the ruling class or authority group in a society
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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