Definition

Established; organized; founded. [Obs.] They have but few laws. For to a people so instruct and institute, very few to suffice. Robynson (More's Utopia).

Other Definitions

This word also has 2 other definitions:

INSTITUTE (noun)

1. The act of instituting; institution. [Obs.] "Water sanctified by Christ's institute." Milton. 2. That which is instituted, established, or fixed, ...

INSTITUTE (verb)

1. To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc. 2. To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a co...