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investiture definition

in·ves·ti·ture (-c̸hər)

noun

  1. a formal investing as with an office, power, or authority, often with appropriate symbols or robes
  2. anything that clothes or covers; vesture
  3. Feudal Law ceremonial transfer of land to a tenant

Etymology: ME < ML investitura < L investire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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