investiture
noun [C] /ɪnˈves.tɪ.tʃər/
/-tʃɚ/ formalDefinition
› a ceremony in which someone is given an official rank, authority, power, etc.: The investiture of the new president will take place this evening.Ceremonies
(Definition of investiture noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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