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uneˈstablished, ppl. a.
[un-1 8.]
1. Not established or firmly settled.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 227 [A conclusion] clapt up from petitionary foundations and principles un⁓established. 1744Young Nt. Th. vi. Pref., This great fundamental truth, unestablish'd, or unawaken'd in the minds of men. 1776Mickle Camoens' Lusiad Introd. 154 A work which claims poetical merit, while its reputation is unestablished. 1873M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma xi. §3. 346 A notion unestablished, not resting on observation and experience.
2. spec.
a. Of churches or religious bodies: (see establish v. 7).
1885Abp. Benson in Life (1899) II. 496 The difference of court made no difference to the union even of an established Church, and how can it..do so for an unestablished Church? 1887Pall Mall G. 4 Oct. 1/1 Her communion embraces Churches established, unestablished, and disestablished.
b. Of employees or employment: Not included in the regular staff or establishment.
1890Pall Mall G. 7 July 5/2 Sanction..to..increase the minimum wage to postmen (including unestablished men). 1894Daily News 15 Sept. 6/3 Within the same time ‘unestablished situations’..have been given to 1,110 soldiers. |