/in ves"ti cheuhr, -choor'/ , n.
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.
[ 1350-1400; ME investitura, equiv. to investit ( us ) (ptp. of investire to install; see INVEST) + -ura -URE ]