Definition of "investiture" []

• The act or formal ceremony of conferring the authority and symbols of a high office. (noun)
• An adornment or cover. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Let us hope the train taking him to his investiture is delayed by the wront sort of leaves on the line."
• "Lálitáditya received investiture from the Chinese Emperor."
• "Andrew RT Davies: Well no I'm just making the point that there are a couple of Home Rule O'Tooles here in Wales who want to er this independence agenda it's showing up as ten percent in the polls I believe you can't try and wipe out history you have to mark history and there are important events that have happened in history in Wales and I would suggest the investiture is one of those events."