Bible Dictionaries
Investiture

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act or ceremony of investing, or the of being invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also, the right of so investing.

(2):

(n.) Livery of seizin.

(3):

(n.) That with which anyone is invested or clothed; investment; clothing; covering.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Investiture'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/investiture.html. 1828.