investiture (redirected from investitures)

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 [ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə]

n

1. the act of presenting with a title or with the robes and insignia of an office or rank

2. (Historical Terms) (in feudal society) the formal bestowal of the possessory right to a fief or other benefice

3. a less common word for investment [7]

investitive  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	investiture - the ceremony of installing a new monarch coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization 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 investment promotion - act of raising in rank or position

---

investiture

noun installation, ordination, inauguration, investment, investing, admission, induction, enthronement, instatement Edward VIII's investiture as Prince of Wales in 1911

Translations

investiture [ɪnˈvestɪtʃəʳ] N → investidura f

investiture [ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə^r] n → investiture f

investiture

n (of president etc) → (feierliche) Einsetzung f, → Amtseinführung f; (of royalty) → Investitur f; (of honour) → Verleihung f; (= occasion) → Auszeichnungsfeier f; after his investiture with the VC, … → nachdem ihm das Viktoriakreuz verliehen worden war, …

investiture [ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃəʳ] n → investitura

---

investiture [ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃəʳ] n → investitura