INVESTITURE


Meaning of INVESTITURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈves-tə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin investitura, from investitus, past participle of investire

Date: 14th century

1. : the act of establishing in office or ratifying

2. : something that covers or adorns

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.