to endue with authority

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• invest — in·vest 1 /in vest/ vt [Medieval Latin investire, from Latin, to clothe, from in in + vestis garment] 1: to install in an office or position 2 a: to furnish with or formally grant power or authority b: to grant someone control or authority over:… …   Law dictionary

• clothe — I verb accouter, amicire, appoint, arm, array, attire oneself, bedeck, bedrape, cloak, conceal, costume, cover, cover up, disguise, drape, dress, embroider, empower, enable, encase, endow, endue, enfold, enrobe, envelop, enwrap, equip, fit out,… …   Law dictionary

• invest — v. a. 1. Clothe, dress, array. 2. Endow (as with authority or power), endue. 3. Put at interest (as money). 4. (Mil.) Enclose, surround, beset, besiege, lay siege to …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Coronation — • Discussed as (I) The Emperors at Constantinople; (II) Visigothic and Celtic Elements; (III) The English Coronation Orders; (IV) The Western Empire and the Roman Pontifical; and (V) Other Ceremonials Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• accord — ac·cord 1 /ə kȯrd/ vt 1: to bring into agreement 2: to grant or give esp. as appropriate, due, or earned vi: to be consistent or in harmony ◇ Accord in this sense is often used to introduce a case or an authority that accords with the case or… …   Law dictionary

• inform — vb 1 Inform, animate, inspire, fire are comparable when they mean to infuse (a person or thing) with something (as a spirit, a principle, an idea, or a passion) that gives him or it effective power or an urge to action or activity. Sometimes,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• invest — /ɪnˈvɛst / (say in vest) verb (t) 1. to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering profitable returns, especially interest or income. 2. to spend: to invest large sums in books. 3. to clothe. 4. to cover or adorn as an… …  

• confer — I (consult) verb advise, compare opinions, confide in, consult with, consultare, counsel, deliberate, discuss, exchange observations, exhort, give advice, hold a conference, hold a consultation, interchange views, negotiate, palaver, parley,… …   Law dictionary

• Limitation — Lim i*ta tion ( t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. limitatio: cf. F. limitation. See {Limit}, v. t.] 1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council. [1913 Webster] They had no… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To know one's own limitations — Limitation Lim i*ta tion ( t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. limitatio: cf. F. limitation. See {Limit}, v. t.] 1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• grant — 1 vt 1: to permit as a right or privilege grant a new trial the Supreme Court grant ed certiorari 2: to bestow or transfer formally; specif: to transfer the possession or title of by a deed: convey …   Law dictionary