(n): legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
(n): the act of forming or establishing something
(n): the act of starting something
(n): the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
(n): the way in which someone or something is composed
(n): a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
(n): a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
(n): a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century
Why, to be sure, a tale of scandal is as fatal to the credit of a prudent lady of her stamp as a fever is generally to those of the strongest constitutions.
Sheridan, School for Scandal