Investiture , from the Latin -LRB- preposition in and verb vestire , ` dress ' from vestis ` robe ' -RRB- is a rather general term for the formal installation of an incumbent -LRB- heir , elect of nominee -RRB- in public office , especially by taking possession of its insignia .

Investiturefrom the Latin preposition in and verb vestire , ` dress ' from vestis ` robe ' means the formal installation of somebody -LRB- heir , elect of nominee -RRB- in public office by formally giving him the `` insignia '' .
