Firmly held by the roots. Frequently (and in earliest use) figurative: securely established; firmly fixed.

Not liable to fail or vary. Of government, institutions, customs, etc.: Securely established; not liable to destruction or essential change. Often…

= instituted, adj. as past participle: see institute, v.

Settled, firmly established in purpose or condition; steadfast, firm, constant. Obsolete.

Of non-material things: Fixed, settled, established. Of a decree, law, or sentence: Immutable.

Firmly implanted or fixed (esp. in or to something) by or as if by roots. In attributive use.

In senses of the verb.

Firmly or solidly established; of solid worth or value; of real significance, weighty; reliable… Of a reason, a cause, evidence.

Built on a solid foundation. Chiefly figurative.

Of an abstract or immaterial thing: firmly established or settled; not liable to be destroyed or overthrown.

Permanently and authoritatively established or constituted; accepted, confirmed.

(a) In or into financial security or solvency; in or into a position of being able to pay one's debts or one's way; (b) in or into a career or…

Firmly established in existence, esp. through long standing or widespread acceptance and recognition.

Of affairs: Stable. Of a rule, etc.: Settled, established. ? Obsolete.

Of a foreigner or immigrant: admitted to the rights or privileges of a native citizen or subject; taken to be a native by virtue of (long)…

Built up; up-reared. Also figurative of a kingdom: Established.

In senses of the verb established clerk, established servant, etc.: one on the ‘establishment’, in permanent employ. established list, the list of…

Ordained, established, founded.

Of affairs, an institution, or the like: Established on a permanent footing and under fixed conditions or regulations.

figurative. Firmly fastened; established, settled, rooted. Obsolete.

Esp. of a quality or attribute: rooted, deep-seated, firmly established. In early use as past participle. Obsolete.

Deeply rooted, fixed, or established.

= instituted, adj. as participial adj.

Set in the ground to grow, as a plant; fixed in, or as if in, the ground; (figurative) set up, established. Now also: placed surreptitiously or…

Having its seat far beneath the surface.

Based, having a (specified) base or ground (with qualifying adverb). †Also without adverb = ‘well founded’, well grounded, etc. (obsolete).

(a) established; (b) dialect and colloquial conceited, ‘stuck up’; (c) of type, composed.