'entrenched' definitions:

Definition of 'entrenched'

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Established firmly and securely; "the entrenched power of the nobility"

Definition of 'entrenched'

From: GCIDE
  • established \established\ adj.
  • 1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed his prestige as an established writer; an established precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with unestablished. [Narrower terms: entrenched; implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized] [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. securely established; as, an established reputation.
  • Syn: firm. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 3. settled securely and unconditionally.
  • Syn: accomplished, effected. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 4. conforming with accepted standards. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the established facts in the case.
  • Syn: proved. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  • 6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants.
  • Syn: naturalized. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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