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To plant a flag so firmly the ground forgets it was ever empty.
means To set something up on a lasting, official footing — a fact, a business, a rule, a reputation.
from From Latin stabilire, to make stable, via Old French establir — same root that steadies a stable and your stability.
Built-in stableShares its spine with stand and stable.
Legal weightCourts establish facts before anyone trusts them.
EstablishmentThe noun came to mean the people in charge.