n. The act of converting into forest or woodland. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a “bush.” [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Fort.) A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the doctrine or political position that opposes the withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; -- used especially concerning the Anglican Church in England. Opposed to disestablishmentarianism. [ PJC ]

n. [ F. arrestation, LL. arrestatio. ] Arrest. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The arrestation of the English resident in France was decreed by the National Convention. H. M. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature.
Syn. -- witness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. attestatio: cf. F. attestation. ] The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the nature of attestation. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. The Zoroastrian scriptures; the sacred text of Zoroastrianism. See Zend-Avesta. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta. -- n. The language of the Avesta (an ancient Iranian language); -- less properly called Zend.
Syn. -- Zend [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

imp. & p. p. of Bestead. Beset; put in peril. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To stain. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bestarred ] To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars; to bestud. “Bestarred with anemones.” W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round. [ 1913 Webster ]

Divide the broad bridecake
Round about the bridestake. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. circumgestare to carry around; circum + gestare to carry. ] The act or process of carrying about. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Circumgestation of the eucharist to be adored. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Joint establishment. Bp. Watson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Joint estate. Smolett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Colstaff. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. contestable. ] Capable of being contested; debatable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. contestant. ] One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. contestatio testimony: cf. F. contestation a contesting. ] 1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. “Loverlike contestation.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations, she found means to withdraw. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] A sloping plain, esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or ridge with one face steep and the opposite face gently sloping. [ Southwestern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ L. dehonestatus, p. p. of dehonestare to dishonor; de- + honestare to make honorable. Cf. Dishonest, and see Honest. ] To disparage. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dehonestatio. ] A dishonoring; disgracing. [ Obs. ] Gauden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Capacity of being odious. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. detestabilis: cf. F. détestable. ] Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou hast defiled my sanctuary will all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations. Ezek. v. 11.

Syn. -- Abominable; odious; execrable; abhorred. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being detestable. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a detestable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To detest. [ Obs. ] Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. detestatio: cf. F. détestation. ] The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing. [ 1913 Webster ]

We are heartily agreed in our detestation of civil war. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To unsettle; to break up (anything established); to deprive, as a church, of its connection with the state. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church; as, the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by Act of Parliament. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The condition of being disestablished. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine or political position that advocates abrogating the establishment of a church as the official state religion.. [ PJC ]

Prior to the Puritans, very few earlier believers contended for any form of disestablishmentarianism. David. W. Hall (Savior or Servant? Putting Government in Its Place: The Covenant Foundation, 1996)

n. The act of clearing land of forests. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., neut. pl. from p. p. of L. egere. See Egest. ] (Physiol.) That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to ingesta. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Established p. pr. & vb. n. Establishing. ] [ OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. établir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See Stable, a., -ish, and cf. Stablish. ] 1. To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm. [ 1913 Webster ]

So were the churches established in the faith. Acts xvi. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

The best established tempers can scarcely forbear being borne down. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Confidence which must precede union could be established only by consummate prudence and self-control. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To appoint or constitute for permanence, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain. [ 1913 Webster ]

By the consent of all, we were established
The people's magistrates. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed. Dan. vi. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To originate and secure the permanent existence of; to found; to institute; to create and regulate; -- said of a colony, a state, or other institutions. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hath established it [ the earth ], he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited. Is. xlv. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]

Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity! Hab. ii. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To secure public recognition in favor of; to prove and cause to be accepted as true; as, to establish a fact, usage, principle, opinion, doctrine, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. Deut. xix. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To set up in business; to place advantageously in a fixed condition; -- used reflexively; as, he established himself in a place; the enemy established themselves in the citadel. [ 1913 Webster ]

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; the established Church. Contrasted with unestablished. [ Narrower terms: entrenched; implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. securely established; as, an established reputation.
Syn. -- firm. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. settled securely and unconditionally.
Syn. -- accomplished, effected. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. conforming with accepted standards. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the established facts in the case.
Syn. -- proved. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants.
Syn. -- naturalized. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

. (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. ]

n. One who establishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. establissement, F. établissement. ] 1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Exposing the shabby parts of the establishment. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment formed by the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual character. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the doctrine or political position that advocates establishment of a church as the official state religion; -- applied especially to the Church of England.. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ F.; cf. It. steccata, Sp. estacada. Cf. Stake. ] (Mil.) A dike of piles in the sea, a river, etc., to check the approach of an enemy.

{ ‖ } n. [ F. estafette, cf. Sp. estafeta; fr. It. stafetta, fr. staffa stirrup, fr. OHG. stapho footstep, footprint, G. stapfe; akin to E. step. ] A courier who conveys messages to another courier; a military courier sent from one part of an army to another. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A café, or room in a café, in which smoking is allowed. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sp. See Stanza. ] A grazing farm; a country house. [ Spanish America ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. estat, F. état, L. status, fr. stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. State. ] 1. Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation. “When I came to man's estate.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Romans xii. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Social standing or rank; quality; dignity. [ 1913 Webster ]

God hath imprinted his authority in several parts, upon several estates of men. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A person of high rank. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She's a duchess, a great estate. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee. Mark vi. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A property which a person possesses; a fortune; possessions, esp. property in land; also, property of all kinds which a person leaves to be divided at his death. [ 1913 Webster ]

See what a vast estate he left his son. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I call matters of estate not only the parts of sovereignty, but whatsoever . . . concerneth manifestly any great portion of people. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. pl. The great classes or orders of a community or state (as the clergy, the nobility, and the commonalty of England) or their representatives who administer the government; as, the estates of the realm (England), which are (1) the lords spiritual, (2) the lords temporal, (3) the commons. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Law) The degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's interest in, or ownership of, lands, tenements, etc.; as, an estate for life, for years, at will, etc. Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fourth estate, a name often given to the public press. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To establish. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Tom settle as a fortune. [ Archaic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To endow with an estate. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Then would I . . .
Estate them with large land and territory. Tennyson.

{ } a. [ OE. ] Stately; dignified. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]