Investiture

Word INVESTITURE
Character 11
Hyphenation in ves ti ture
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Investiture"

What do we mean by investiture?

The act or formal ceremony of conferring the authority and symbols of a high office. noun

An adornment or cover. noun

The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right, as to a fief or to the rights and possessions pertaining to an ecclesiastical dignity: opposed to divestiture. noun

That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment. noun

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

Livery of seizin. noun

That with which anyone is invested or clothed; investment; clothing; covering. noun

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

That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment. noun

The ceremony of installing a new monarch noun

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

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

That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Investiture

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The word "investiture" in example sentences

Let us hope the train taking him to his investiture is delayed by the wront sort of leaves on the line. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Lálitáditya received investiture from the Chinese Emperor. ❋ James McCrone Douie (1894)

Andrew RT Davies: Well no I'm just making the point that there are a couple of Home Rule O'Tooles here in Wales who want to er this independence agenda it's showing up as ten percent in the polls I believe you can't try and wipe out history you have to mark history and there are important events that have happened in history in Wales and I would suggest the investiture is one of those events. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A couple of months ago, when the newspaper publisher Conrad Black became a member of Britain’s House of Lords, his induction was called an investiture as well as an ennoblement. ❋ William Safire (2004)

The rite used in the investiture was the symbol of a real power claimed by the English kings, and now at last abandoned. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Chapters two to six inclusive set forth the manner of life and regulation of conduct proper to the members of the three upper castes, who have been initiated into the Brahmin religion by the sin-removing ceremony known as the investiture with the sacred cord. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

In the mean time they pass for the mandatories of the popular sovereign, with full power in all directions, because he has delegated his omnipotence to them, and the sole power, because their investiture is the most recent; under this sanction, they stalk around somewhat like supernumeraries at the Opera, dressed in purple and gold, representing ❋ Hippolyte Taine (1860)

"First, the investiture is an opportunity to once again thank Prudential for its generous support of what we believe to be two very important undertakings," said Dean Shafer.

Second, the investiture is an occasion to honor an accomplished a scholar, a devoted mentor, and a courageous educator with a long and illustrious career dedicated to addressing issues of social justice.

Before bishops took possession of their dignities, they had formerly been accustomed to pass through two ceremonies: they received from the hands of the sovereign a ring and crosier, as symbols of their office; and this was called their investiture: they also made those submissions to the prince which were required of vassals by the rites of the feudal law, and which received the name of homage. ❋ David Hume (1743)

The "investiture" of a prince with the title involves not only elaborate ceremony but also a confirming act of Parliament. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We, Welsh people from all over the world, give notice that we will not accept any attempt by a British Government to stage any further "investiture" of a "Prince of Wales". ❋ Unknown (2008)

The vast revenues which both directly in the shape of _pallium_ (the price of "investiture"), _annates_ (first year's revenues of appointments), _Peter's-pence_, and recently of ❋ Ernest Belfort Bax (1890)

Now it will be seen that, as long as this nobler nature is side by side with the other, it becomes a kind of investiture, clothes it, as it were, with its own impulses and even puts it in the sense of magnanimity. ❋ 1802-1876 (1876)

This investiture was at His ascension "with the clouds of heaven" (Ac 1: 9; 2: 33, 34; Ps 2: 6-9; Mt ❋ Unknown (1871)

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