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investiture

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in·ves·ti·ture  (n-vst-chr, -chr)
n.
1. The act or formal ceremony of conferring the authority and symbols of a high office.
2. An adornment or cover.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin investtra, from Latin investre, to clothe; see invest.]

investiture
Noun
the formal installation of a person in an office or rank
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.investitureinvestiture - the ceremony of installing a new monarch
induction, initiation, installation - a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"
2.investiture - the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
promotion - act of raising in rank or position
Translations
investiture [ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃəʳ] ninvestidura
investiture [ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃəʳ] ninvestiture f
investiture [ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃəʳ] n (of chancellor) → Amtseinführung f;
(of prince) → Investitur f
investiture [ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃəʳ] ninvestitura


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Immemorial to all his order, this investiture alone will adequately protect him, while employed in the peculiar functions of his office.
But this august dignity I treat of, is not the dignity of kings and robes, but that abounding dignity which has no robed investiture.
This investiture of the grotesque and impossible with reality, he looked upon as a trick - a skilful trick at best.
 
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