English edit

Etymology edit

instate +‎ -ment

Noun edit

instatement (countable and uncountable, plural instatements)

  1. The act or process of instating.
    • 2002, Lesley Alexandra Sharp, The Sacrificed Generation:
      The instatement ceremony I witnessed in June 1994 was among the more significant events that would mark the transition of this young prince toward the status of a newly established ruler, or ampanjakabe.

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