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investiture
[ in-ves-ti-cher, -choor ]
noun
- the act or process of investing.
- the formal bestowal, confirmation, or presentation of rank, office, or a possessory or prescriptive right, usually involving the giving of insignia or an official title. lay investiture.
- the state of being invested, as with a garment, quality, or office.
- something that covers or adorns.
- Archaic. something that invests.
investiture
/ ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə /
noun
- the act of presenting with a title or with the robes and insignia of an office or rank
- (in feudal society) the formal bestowal of the possessory right to a fief or other benefice
- See investmenta less common word for investment
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Derived Forms
- inˈvestitive, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of investiture1
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Example Sentences
Just two days before his test, Charles met his mother at an investiture at her Windsor Castle home.
But on Friday, she attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace and was granted a private audience by the Queen.
The Cardinal then hinted, that Wharton had vanished on some occult mission, to circumvent the Italian investiture.
This is called the "Investiture of the Top-knot," and is always attended by solemn ceremonies.
Hence the oath of fealty was a personal obligation, and investiture was needful before the new feudee took possession.
On it was written what Vulcan had told him about his mental attitude changing after Investiture.
It had all begun on the day of his Final Investiture, and he had gone through every event in memory, over and over.
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