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Definition of investiture noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

investiture

noun

NAmE//ɪnˈvɛstətʃər//

, NAmE//ɪnˈvɛstəˌtʃʊr//

[uncountable, countable]

a ceremony at which someone formally receives an official title or special powers

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