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investiture

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11 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈvɛstɪt͡ʃə/Part of speech nounSorted eeiinrsttuvStarts with IEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A formal ceremony giving someone office, rank, or authority.

Word origin

From Middle French investiture, from Medieval Latin investītūra, from investīre (“to clothe”).

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  • By the eleventh century, sacred kingship within the west was separated from the hierarchies of church rule. Investiture battles and power struggles between the two systems continued on for many centuries […]
  • The Spanish constitution dictates that the king is obliged to dissolve the legislative body two months after the first failed investiture vote.

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