established
Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
Other meanings
Having been successful for a long time and therefore recognized and generally respected.
Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
Synonyms
- constituted
Related words
- nonestablished
- unestablished
- established church
- established order
- established suit
- long-established
- well-established
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “established” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.