Definitions for Investiture
ɪnˈvɛs tɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊərin·vesti·ture

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coronation, enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation, investiturenoun

   the ceremony of installing a new monarch

2. investment, investiturenoun

   the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. investiturenoun

   The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.

2. investiturenoun

   That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Investiturenoun

   Etymology: French.

   1. The right of giving possession of any manor, office, or benefice.

   He had refused to yield up to the pope the investiture of bishops, and collation of ecclesiastical dignities within his dominions. Walter Raleigh, Essays.

   2. The act of giving possession.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Investiture

   Investiture (from the Latin preposition in and verb vestire, "dress" from vestis "robe") is a formal installation or ceremony that a person undergoes, often related to membership in Christian religious institutes as well as Christian knighthoods or damehoods, in addition to government offices. In an investiture, a person may receive an outward sign of their membership, such as their religious habit, an ecclesiastical decoration (as with chivalric orders) or a scapular (as with confraternities); they may be given the authority and regalia of a high office. Investiture can include formal dress and adornment such as robes of state or headdress, or other regalia such as a throne or seat of office. An investiture is also often part of a coronation rite or enthronement.

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1. investiture

   Investiture is a formal ceremony or process where a person is given or granted an official rank, authority, rights, or symbols of office, often in a religious, political, or other institutional context. This could include the crowning of a monarch, the inauguration of a president, or the ordination of a priest.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Investiturenoun

   the act or ceremony of investing, or the of being invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also, the right of so investing

2. Investiturenoun

   livery of seizin

3. Investiturenoun

   that with which anyone is invested or clothed; investment; clothing; covering

4. Etymology: [LL. investitura: cf. F. investiture.]

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1. Investiture

   Investiture, from the Latin is a rather general term for the formal installation of an incumbent as the insignia can include the formal dress and adornment the etymology refers to, but also other regalia in the widest sense, such as a throne or other seat of office, the word is a convenient generic term, also for such more specific cases as coronation and enthronement, though these are also used in such extended sense.

Matched Categories

1. • Initiation
   • Promotion

How to pronounce Investiture?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Investiture in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Investiture in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Investiture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Investiture in a Sentence

1. Senate Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli:

   What should be a day of celebration (for Oregon) is turning into a day of reflection and mourning, we appear to be nearing the resignation of our governor and the investiture of a new governor.

2. Buckingham Palace:

   Her Majesty The Queen remains in good health, the Queen last saw The Prince of Wales briefly after the investiture on the morning of 12th March and is following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Investiture
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Investiture
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Investiture
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investiture
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Investiture
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Investiture