say it: i-STA-blisht
established is an adjective meaning "brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established". It carries 5 recorded senses.
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”
settled securely and unconditionally
“that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact”
conforming with accepted standards
“a conventional view of the world”
introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for established come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.