'entrenched' definitions:
Definition of 'entrenched'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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adjective
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]