(n.) The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining;
settlement; confirmation.
(n.) The state of being established, founded, and the
like; fixed state.
(n.) 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.
