Sta-bĭl'i-ment, n.

n. [Lat. stabilimentum, from stabilire, to make firm or stable, from Lat. stabilis; It. stabilimento, Pr. establiment, O. Sp. establimiento. See STABLE.] The act of making firm; firm support. [Obs. or rare.]

They serve for stabiliment, propagation, and shade. Derham.