establishment English · revision 5331

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=late 15th century}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|establish|-ment]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A settled arrangement, and income or property: the late 15th century in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002) The OED's first quotations, for stable condition and for a means of establishing, are from 1561.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The act of establishing is from 1596.^(OED 1989) The giving of a church the position of a national church is from 1640–41,^(OED 1989) and the ''established church'' itself from 1731.^(Etymonline) An organized body kept for a state purpose, with its staff, is from the 17th century, as in the ''peace establishment'' of an army.^(SOED 2002) A place of business is from 1832.^(Etymonline) The ''Establishment'', the people and institutions that hold power in a society, is attested occasionally from 1923 and consistently from 1955.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * late 15th century – a settled arrangement.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1596 – the act of establishing.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1731 – the established church.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1832 – a place of business.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1955 – the ruling class.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of establishing something, or the state of being established.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A business, [[institution]] or organization, or the place where it is carried on.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(the Establishment)'' The people and institutions who hold power in a society, thought of as [[conservative]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The staff and equipment of an organization or military unit.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[antiestablishment]]

+ * [[antiestablishmentarianism]]

+ * [[establishmentarian]]

+ * [[nonestablishment]]

+ * [[reestablishment]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[establish]]

+ * [[stable]]

+ * [[disestablishment]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}