Constituere
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
In old English law
To establish; to appoint; to ordain. Used in letters of attorney, and translated "constitute." Applied generally, also, to denote "appointment."
Reg. Orig. 172; Du Cange.