Word of the Day:
investiture
What It Means
The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.
The formal installation or, generally, the appointment of a bishop, or (uncountable) bishops in general.
Investiture in Context
“The Spanish constitution dictates that the king is obliged to dissolve the legislative body two months after the first failed investiture vote.”
Did You Know?
From Middle French investiture, from Medieval Latin investītūra, from investīre (“to clothe”).
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