D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Outset

/out'-sĕtˌ/ · Out·set · IPA /ˈaʊtsɛt/
01 n. A setting out, starting, or beginning.
  1. 1.
    A setting out, starting, or beginning.
    “Giving a proper direction to this outset of life.” — J. Hawes.