01 n. The act or ceremony of investing, or the state of being invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also, the right of so investing.
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The act or ceremony of investing, or the state 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.
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Livery of seizin.(Feudal Law)“The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the ceremony of corporal investiture, or open delivery of possession.” — Blackstone.
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That with which anyone is invested or clothed; investment; clothing; covering.“While we yet have on Our gross investiture of mortal weeds.” — Trench.