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establishment

es.tab.lish.ment \is-'tab-lish-m*nt\ n 1: something that has been 
   established : as  1a: a settled arrangement; esp : a code of laws  1b: 
   ESTABLISHED CHURCH  1c: a permanent civil or military organization  1d: a 
   place of business or residence with its furnishings and staff  1e: a public 
   or private institution  1f: an established order of society; also : the 
   social, economic, a nd political leaders of such an order 2a: an act of 
   establishing  2b: the state of being established