investiture

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.
  2. (countable, historical, specifically, uncountable) The formal installation or, generally, the appointment of a bishop, or (uncountable) bishops in general.
  3. (countable, uncountable) That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment.
  4. (Spanish, countable, uncountable) The parliamentary vote required to inaugurate the Prime Minister of Spain.

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French investiture, from Medieval Latin investītūra, from investīre (“to clothe”).

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