Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constituted}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Constituting}.] [L. constitutus, p. p. of
   constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr.
   status station, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}.]
   1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.

            Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
                                                  --Jer. Taylor.