<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act or process of investing.</li><li>the formal bestowal, confirmation, or presentation of rank, office, or a possessory or prescriptive right, usually involving the giving of insignia or an official title.</li><li>lay investiture.</li><li>the state of being invested, as with a garment, quality, or office.</li><li>something that covers or adorns.</li><li>Archaic. something that invests.</li></ul>