Christ was invested
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
(Matt, xxvii, 28.) They flung on him an old scarlet paludamentum — some cast-off war-cloak with its purple laticlave from the Praetorian wardrobe. — FAKRAR: Life of Christ, ch. Ix.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Christ was invested” mean?
(Matt, xxvii, 28.) They flung on him an old scarlet paludamentum — some cast-off war-cloak with its purple laticlave from the Praetorian wardrobe. — FAKRAR: Life of Christ, ch. Ix.
Is “Christ was invested” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.