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noun
- 1. the action of formally investing a person with honours or rank: "the investiture of bishops"
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INVESTITURE definition: 1. a ceremony in which someone is given an official rank, authority, power, etc.: 2. a ceremony in…. Learn more.
1. : the act of establishing in office or ratifying. 2. : something that covers or adorns. Did you know? In its original meaning, an investiture was the clothing of a new officeholder in garments that symbolized power. The Middle Ages saw much debate over the investiture of bishops by kings and emperors.
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.
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.
INVESTITURE meaning: 1. a ceremony in which someone is given an official rank, authority, power, etc.: 2. a ceremony in…. Learn more.
Definition of investiture noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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]
