To induct formally into a seat of rule or dignity; to enthrone (a king, a bishop, etc.); spec. to induct (a canon, a knight of the Garter or Bath)…

transitive. To install (a person) in an office, rank, etc., or to confer an honour or dignity upon (a person), esp. in a formal rite or ceremony…

To introduce into office, to install.

transitive. To invest with an office or dignity by seating in a stall or official seat, as the choir-stall of a canon in a cathedral, or that of a…

transitive. = inaugurate, v. 2; also figurative. Obsolete.

To invest with honours, dignity, etc. Obsolete.

transitive. To ceremonially dress (a person) in official robes or attire, or present (a person) with insignia, esp. as part of a formal…

To invest with an office, function, etc.; = entitle, v. 4c. Obsolete.

To invest with an office, etc. Obsolete.

transitive. To admit or induct (a person) to an office or dignity by a formal ceremony; to consecrate, install, invest. Also with complement.

transitive. To inaugurate.

To give a full title or degree to (a person); to invest fully with a rank or office. Obsolete.