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What did the giving of the pastoral ring and staff indicate in the investiture in feudalism?

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... investiture in feudalism , ceremony by which an overlord transferred a fief to a vassal or by which, in ecclesiastical law, an elected cleric received the pastoral ring and staff (the symbols of spiritual office) signifying the transfer of the office.

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