institute

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
institute/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/

▶noun

• 1 an organization for the promotion of science, education, etc.

• 2 archaic a treatise or summary of principles, especially of law.

▶verb

• 1 set in motion or establish.

  ■ begin (legal proceedings).

• 2 appoint to a position, especially as a cleric.

– origin ME: from L. institut-, instituere ‘establish’.