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.
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