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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 Investitures from wikipedia
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September 2005. "
Investitures". The
official website of the
Royal Family. The
Royal Household.
Retrieved 25
November 2023. "
Investitures".
Royal Household...
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Medieval Civilization 400–1500. Löffler,
Klemens (1910). "Conflict of
Investitures". In Herbermann,
Charles (ed.).
Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York:...
- authority,
there were also
investitures held for
military officials. Such
appointees were
called the
Shinninkan (親任官). The
investiture ceremony is held in the...
- The
Investiture of the Gods, also
known by its
Chinese titles Fengshen Yanyi (Chinese: 封神演義; pinyin: Fēngshén Yǎnyì; Wade–Giles: Fêng1-shên2 Yan3-yi4;...
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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...
- Pennethorne.
Before Prince Albert's death, in
addition to
royal ceremonies,
investitures and
presentations Buckingham Palace was
frequently the
scene of lavish...
- The
Investiture of Abbaton, the
Enthronement of Abbaton, or the
Encomium on
Abbaton (alternatively
spelled Abaddon; bl Or. 7025), is an apocalyptic, pseudepigraphical...
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Salian emperors (1024–1125),
although the
emperors lost
power through the
Investiture Controversy.
Under the
Hohenstaufen emperors (1138–1254),
German princes...
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surrounding the
investiture has
historically been
described as the "anti-
investiture movement": 207 and "anti-
investiture sentiment". The
investiture occurred...
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groups and in turn
formally appoints him or her to
office upon a vote of
investiture in the
Congress of Deputies.
Galicia Navarre Community of
Madrid La Rioja...
