Associations to the word «Established»

Wiktionary

ESTABLISHED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of establish
ESTABLISHED, adjective. Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
ESTABLISHED, adjective. Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
ESTABLISHED, adjective. (Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.
ESTABLISHED CHURCH, noun. A church that is officially recognized as a national institution by a government; in England it is the Church of England.
ESTABLISHED SUIT, noun. (bridge) (whist) A plain suit in which a player (or side) could, except for trumping, take tricks with all of his or her remaining cards.
ESTABLISHED SUITS, noun. Plural of established suit

Dictionary definition

ESTABLISHED, adjective. Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church".
ESTABLISHED, adjective. Settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact".
ESTABLISHED, adjective. Conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of the world".
ESTABLISHED, adjective. Shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; "the established facts in the case".
ESTABLISHED, adjective. Introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.