institute

1. p. a. Established; organized; founded. Source: opted

2. v. t. To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc. Source: opted

3. v. t. To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society. Source: opted

4. v. t. To nominate; to appoint. Source: opted

5. v. t. To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit. Source: opted

6. v. t. To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct. Source: opted

7. v. t. To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls. Source: opted

8. a. The act of instituting; institution. Source: opted

9. a. That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit, or custom. Source: opted

10. a. Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensive summary of legal principles and decisions; as, the Institutes of Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf. Digest, n. Source: opted

11. n. An institution; a society established for the promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute of Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute; as, the Cooper Institute. Source: opted

12. n. The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation. Source: opted

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