disestablishment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England

WordNet


Dis`es*tab"lish*ment noun
Definitions
  1. The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church; as, the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by Act of Parliament.
  2. The condition of being disestablished.

Webster 1913