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1 investiture
[-ti ə]noun ((a ceremony of) giving (the robes etc of) high rank or office to someone.) investitúra
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investiture — ► NOUN 1) the action of formally investing a person with honours or rank. 2) a ceremony at which this takes place … English terms dictionary
investiture — noun (C) formal a ceremony at which someone is given an official title: the investiture of the Prince of Wales investment noun 1 (C, U) the money that people or organizations have put into a company, business, or bank in order to get a profit, or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
investiture — noun the investiture of archbishops Syn: inauguration, appointment, installation, initiation, swearing in; ordination, consecration, crowning, enthronement … Thesaurus of popular words
investiture — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin investitura, from investitus, past participle of investire Date: 14th century 1. the act of establishing in office or ratifying 2. something that covers or adorns … New Collegiate Dictionary
investiture — noun a) The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right. b) That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment … Wiktionary
investiture — UK [ɪnˈvestɪtʃə(r)] / US [ɪnˈvestɪˌtʃʊr] / US [ɪnˈvestɪtʃər] noun [countable] Word forms investiture : singular investiture plural investitures formal a public ceremony in which someone is given an official title … English dictionary
investiture — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. induction, inauguration, instatement, admission; see installation 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or process of formally admitting a person to membership or office: inaugural, inauguration, induction, initiation … English dictionary for students
investiture — in|ves|ti|ture [ ın vestı,tʃur, ın vestıtʃər ] noun count FORMAL a public ceremony in which someone is given an official title … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
investiture — [ɪn vɛstɪtjə, tʃə] noun the action of formally investing a person with honours or rank. ↘a ceremony at which this takes place. Origin ME: from med. L. investitura, from investire (see invest) … English new terms dictionary
investiture — /ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə / (say in vestichuh) noun 1. the act of investing. See invest (def. 12). 2. the ceremony in which a person is invested with an office or rank, usually by the putting on of the relevant insignia. 3. the state of being invested, as… …
feudal investiture — /fjudl ɪnˈvɛstətʃə/ (say fyoohdl in vestuhchuh) noun (in the feudal system) the public grant of the land by the lord to the tenant …