investitive

[ in-ves-ti-tiv ]

/ ɪnˈvɛs tɪ tɪv /

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adjective

of, relating to, or empowered to invest: an investitive act.

of or relating to investiture.

Nearby words

investigate, investigation, investigative new drug, investigator, investing cartilage, investitive, investiture, investment, investment analyst, investment bank, investment bond

Origin of investitive

1770–80; < Medieval Latin investīt(us) (see investiture) + -ive

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Examples from the Web for investitive

An investitive publication is of necessity also a divestitive publication, but not vice vers.
A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown,|E. J. MacGillivray