The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
The act of instituting something.
Any long established and respected place or business.
A custom or practice of a society or community.
The building or buildings which house such an organization.
A person long established in a place, position, or field.
A mental institution.
A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.