investitures
plural of investiture
Source: Wiktionary
In*ves"ti*ture, n. Etym: [LL. investitura: cf. F. investiture.]
1. The act or ceremony of investing, or the of being invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also, the right of so investing. He had refused to yield up to the pope the investiture of bishops. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. (Feudal Law)
Definition: Livery of seizin. The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the ceremony oinvestiture, or open delivery of possession. Blackstone.
3. That with which anyone is invested or clothed; investment; clothing; covering. While we yet have on Our gross investiture of mortal weeds. Trench.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
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