What is the meaning of entrenched?

verb

  • Fix firmly or securely.
  • Impinge or infringe upon.
    • usage: "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
  • Occupy a trench or secured area.
    • usage: "The troops dug in for the night"

adjective

  • Dug in.
  • Established firmly and securely.
    • usage: "the entrenched power of the nobility"
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