Associations to the word «Investiture»

Wiktionary

INVESTITURE, noun. The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.
INVESTITURE, noun. That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment.

Dictionary definition

INVESTITURE, noun. The ceremony of installing a new monarch.
INVESTITURE, noun. The ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley