inaugurare

inaugurare [CL = to consecrate by augury (person for priesthood)] , (acad.) to incept. 1569 de gravamine quorundam in artibus magistrorum penultimis comitiis ~atorum StatOx 398; si ‥ regentes ‥ ~andos admittere distulerint Ib. 399; 1576 artium magister ~atus est Ascham Ep. p. 9.