adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ in(t)-st ə - ' t(y)ü-shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1617
1 : of or relating to an institution < institutional knowledge>
2 : characteristic of or appropriate to institutions <bland institutional cooking> < institutional green walls>
– in · sti · tu · tion · al · ly adverb