INSTITUTION

Definition of INSTITUTION

  1. (noun)an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
  2. (noun)an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
  3. (noun)a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
  4. (noun)the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
  5. (noun)a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person