The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
A legal document describing such a formal system.
The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first, night.
The first night after marriage.
The first public performance of a play or other show, normally assumed to be held in the evening.