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noun
1.
the act or process of investing.
2.
the formal bestowal, confirmation, or presentation of rank, office, or a possessory or prescriptive right, usually involving the giving of insignia or an official title.
3.
the state of being invested, as with a garment, quality, or office.
4.
something that covers or adorns.
5.
Archaic. something that invests.
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Investiture
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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World English Dictionary
| investiture (ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of presenting with a title or with the robes and insignia of an office or rank |
| 2. | (in feudal society) the formal bestowal of the possessory right to a fief or other benefice |
| 3. | a less common word for investment |
| in'vestitive | |
| —adj | |
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