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investiture (iou)



investiture noun. LME.
[medieval Latin investitura, from Latin investit- pa. ppl stem of investire INVEST: see -URE.]
The action or ceremony of clothing someone in the insignia of a position or rank; the ceremonial or formal investing of a person with a position, rank, or benefice. LME.
Endowment with an attribute or quality; establishment in any state of privilege or honour. E17.
The action of clothing or robing; a thing which clothes or covers. Chiefly fig. M17.
= INVESTMENT 4. Now rare. M17.
= INVESTMENT 5. M18-M19.