However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
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Merriam-Webster
— securely placed or fastened : STATIONARY
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Macmillan
— something such as an amount, date, or time that is fixed has been agreed on and will not change
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