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- DictionaryIn·ves·ti·ture/inˈvestəˌCHo͝or/
noun
- 1. the action of formally investing a person with honors or rank: "the investiture of bishops"
a ceremony in which someone is given an official rank, authority, power, etc.: The investiture of the new president will take place this evening. Compare. coronation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Ceremonies. anti-ritualism. cavalcade. ceremonially. ceremony. hara-kiri. induction. initiate. initiation. initiatory. installation.
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.
Investiture is what happens when a government official, a judge, or a head of state is formally put into office or promoted to a higher rank. The investiture of a king or queen involves an elaborate, lengthy ceremony. The noun investiture is good for describing the process of naming a judge or a church bishop, for example, to office.
Mar 15, 2024 · investiture ( countable and uncountable, plural investitures) The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right . (specifically, chiefly historical) The formal installation or, generally, the appointment of a bishop, or ( uncountable) bishops in general.
Check pronunciation: investiture. Definition of investiture noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · noun. 1. a formal investing as with an office, power, or authority, often with appropriate symbols or robes. 2. anything that clothes or covers; vesture. 3. Feudal. ceremonial transfer of land to a tenant. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
1. the act or process of investing, as with a rank, office, or title. 2. the state of being invested, as with a garment, quality, etc. 3. something that covers or adorns. 4. Archaic. something that invests. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin investītūra]
