Definition of Investiture. Meaning of Investiture. Synonyms of Investiture

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Definition of Investiture

Investiture
Investiture In*ves"ti*ture (?; 135), n. [LL. investitura: cf. F. investiture.] 1. The act or ceremony of investing, or the of being invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also, the right of so investing. He had refused to yield up to the pope the investiture of bishops. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. (Feudal Law) Livery of seizin. The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the ceremony o? corporal investiture, or open delivery of possession. --Blackstone. 3. That with which anyone is invested or clothed; investment; clothing; covering. While we yet have on Our gross investiture of mortal weeds. --Trench.

Meaning of Investiture from wikipedia

- Investiture (from the Latin preposition in and verb vestire, "dress" from vestis "robe") is a formal installation or ceremony that a person undergoes...
- The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest (German: Investiturstreit, pronounced [ɪnvɛstiˈtuːɐ̯ˌʃtʁaɪt] ) was a conflict between the Church and...
- The investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales (later King Charles III), took place in Caernarfon Castle, north Wales, on 1 July 1969. The ceremony formally...
- surrounding the investiture has historically been described as the "anti-investiture movement": 207  and "anti-investiture sentiment". The investiture occurred...
- usually given to the heir apparent of the English or British throne. An investiture is ceremonial, as the title is formally conferred via letters patent...
- The Investiture of the Gods, also known by its Chinese names Fengshen Yanyi (Chinese: 封神演義; pinyin: Fēngshén Yǎnyì; Wade–Giles: Fêng1-shên2 Yan3-yi4;...
- The Imperial Investiture (親任式, Shinninshiki) is an official inauguration ceremony whereby the Emperor of ****an formally appoints the nominated Chief Justice...
- The Investiture of Abbaton, the Enthronement of Abbaton, or the Encomium on Abbaton (alternatively spelled Abaddon; bl Or. 7025), is an apocalyptic, pseudepigraphical...
- The Investiture of the Archangel Michael (alternatively, the Book of the Investiture of the Holy Archangel Michael or the Book of the Investiture of Michael)...
- February 1119 to his death in 1124. His pontificate was shaped by the Investiture Controversy, which he was able to settle through the Concordat of Worms...