investiture

noun4

1. •
   The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.
2. •
   The parliamentary vote required to inaugurate the Prime Minister of Spain.

   • The Spanish constitution dictates that the king is obliged to dissolve the legislative body two months after the first failed investiture vote. — 2023
3. •
   (historical) The formal installation or, generally, the appointment of a bishop, or (uncountable) bishops in general.
4. •
   That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment.