investure

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/ɪnˈvɛstjʊə(ɹ)//ɪnˈvɛst͡ʃə(ɹ)/

verb

To clothe; to invest.

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Meanings

verbinvesture (third-person singular simple present investures, present participle investuring, simple past and past participle investured)

present singular third person investures · participle present investuring · participle past investured · past investured

  1. obsoleteTo clothe; to invest.

    Monks […] investured in their copes.

    1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
noun
  1. obsoleteinvestiture; investment

    they gained the Power of giving Investures, receiving Appeals to Rome, and of sending Legates to England

    1679–1715, Gilbert Burnet, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of the Reformation of the Church of England., London: […] T[homas] H[odgkin] for Richard Chiswell, […]

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“investure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/investure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “investure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/investure.

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