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- Dictionaryinvestiture/ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə/
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.
: 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 meaning: 1. a ceremony in which someone is given an official rank, authority, power, etc.: 2. a ceremony in…. Learn more.
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 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. 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.
Definition of investiture noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
