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Webster 1913 Edition
Establishment
Es-tab′lish-ment
,Noun.
[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 1828 Edition
Establishment
ESTAB'LISHMENT
,Noun.
1.
Settlement;; fixed state.2.
Confirmation; ratification of what has been settled or made.3.
Settled regulation; form; ordinance; system of laws; constitution of government.Bring in that establishment by which all men should be contained in duty.
4.
Fixed or stated allowance for subsistence; income; salary.His excellency--might gradually lessen your establishment.
5.
That which is fixed or established; as a permanent military force, a fixed garrison, a local government, an agency, a factory, &c. The king has establishments to support, in the four quarters of the globe.6.
The episcopal form of religion, so called in England.7.
Settlement or final rest.We set up our hopes and establishment here.