Definition of "established" in English

verb

1. simple past and past participle of establish

adjective

1. Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.

2. Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.

3. Of any social or economic entity: part of the establishment (“groups with socioeconomic power”).

4. (Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.