established

  • 1established — 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;… …

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  • 2established — index accustomed (customary), certain (positive), chronic, common (customary), conventional …

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  • 3Established — Establish Es*tab lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Established}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Establishing}.] [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. [ e]tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See {Stable}, a., { ish}, and cf. {Stablish}.] 1. To… …

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  • 4established — Synonyms and related words: accepted, acknowledged, actual, admitted, ascertained, assigned, assured, attested, authenticated, borne out, categorically true, certain, certified, chronic, circumstantiated, confirmed, conformable, consuetudinary,… …

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  • 5established — adj. Established is used with these nouns: ↑artist, ↑church, ↑client, ↑composer, ↑convention, ↑custom, ↑discipline, ↑doctrine, ↑favourite, ↑firm, ↑institution, ↑ …

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  • 6Established Church of Scotland —     Established Church of Scotland     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Established Church of Scotland     The religious organization which has for three centuries and a half claimed the adherence of the majority of the inhabitants of Scotland, may be… …

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  • 7established use certificate — A certificate issued by the local planning authority confirming that the use of premises is an established use and therefore not open to challenge. Established use certificates are no longer granted. Since 27 July 1992, the equivalent is a… …

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  • 8Established suit — Es*tab lished suit (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.] …

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  • 9established by custom — index customary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 10established by general consent — index conventional Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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