investiture
noun/ɪnˈvestɪtʃə(r)/
/ɪnˈvestɪtʃər/
[uncountable, countable]- the fact of somebody formally receiving an official title or special powers; a ceremony at which this happensWord Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin investitura, from investire, from in- ‘into, upon’ + vestire ‘clothe’ (from vestis ‘clothing’).
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