Establishment
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establishment¹
- /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/ Australia, Canada, US, UK
- /ɪˈstab.lɪʃ.mənt/ Australia, Canada, US, UK, also
- /əˈstɛb.ləʃ.mənt/ New Zealand
- /ɪˈstab.lɪʃ.mənt/ Scotland
- /ɪˈstab.lɪʃ.mʌnt/ Scotland
Rhymes with (weak vowel distinction) -æblɪʃmənt, (weak vowel merger) -æbləʃmənt
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *staējō
Proto-Italic *staēō
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Proto-Italic *staðlis?
Latin stabilis
Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.
Latin -iō
Latin stabilīre
Old French establir
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -ment
Old French establissementbor.
Middle English stablishment
English establishment
Inherited from Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old French establissement (modern French établissement), from the verb establir. By surface analysis, establish + -ment.
noun establishments
- The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation. Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business.
- The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state. The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.
- That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence. Pedro's is a fine establishment serving a variety of delicious food.
- The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. It was clear that they viewed the British establishment as qualitatively different from the French establishment.
- The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services). The cancer department has an establishment of 10 doctors and 30 nurses.
- The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland. Not all Anglicans have supported establishment.
Establishment²
proper noun
- Any particular establishment (ruling class) that is construed as the sole one within a given context (such as a specific country). By the late 1780s, it was clear that many French had had it with the Establishment.
