Entrenched

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  entrenched
       adj 1: dug in
       2: established firmly and securely; "the entrenched power of
          the nobility"