Institute(v. t.)
- To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit.
Institute(v. t.)
- To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct.
Institute(v. t.)
- To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.
Institute(a.)
- The act of instituting; institution.
Institute(a.)
- That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit, or custom.
Institute(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.
Institute(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.
Institute(n.)
- The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
Institution(n.)
- The act or ceremony of investing a clergyman with the spiritual part of a benefice, by which the care of souls is committed to his charge.
Institution(n.)
- That which instituted or established
Institution(n.)
- Established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity.
Institution(n.)
- An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution.
Institution(n.)
- Anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits.
Institution(n.)
- That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute.
Institutional(a.)
- Pertaining to, or treating of, institutions; as, institutional legends.