investitura — meaning in English
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English meaning
- investiture noun The formal act of giving someone power, property or a right.
- vest noun A sleeveless piece of clothing worn over a shirt, often as part of a suit (called a "waistcoat" in British English).
Senses
investitura is used for these senses in English:
- investiture The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.
- vest A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.
- vest (now, rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.
investiture — full definition
- noun The formal act of giving someone power, property or a right.
- noun The ceremony in which someone is officially made a bishop, or bishops as a group.
- noun Something that covers or clothes a person; a covering or garment.
- noun In Spain, the vote in parliament needed to confirm a new prime minister.
vest — full definition
- noun A sleeveless piece of clothing worn over a shirt, often as part of a suit (called a "waistcoat" in British English).
- noun A sleeveless undergarment worn beneath a shirt.
- verb To officially give someone a right or power, or to have that right or power become legally theirs.
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