investiture
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Investiture into a masculine order�an army unit or the Masons�is like marriage, which explains in part the thread that binds the warrior to his buddy.
From Time Magazine Archive
These two dates influenced European and American history far more than the Investiture Conflict or the Golden Bull .
From Time Magazine Archive
The Investiture officials, and elevation pulley-men, had, throughout the whole evening, been very violently—breathing.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas
It had all begun on the day of his Final Investiture, and he had gone through every event in memory, over and over.
From Pagan Passions by Stanley, Robert
It hadn't been anywhere near as simple as the Investiture he had gone through to become a demi-God.
From Pagan Passions by Stanley, Robert
Vocabulary lists containing investiture
Medieval Europe - Middle School
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Medieval Europe - High School
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