Hypertext Webster Gateway: "constituted"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constituted}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Constituting}.] [L. constitutus, p. p. of
constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr.
status station, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}.]
1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.
Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
--Jer. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
constituted
adj : brought about or set up or accepted; especially long
established; "the established social order"; "distrust
the constituted authority"; "a team established as a
member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an
established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the
established Church" [syn: {established}] [ant: {unestablished}]
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