Definition of Investitures. Meaning of Investitures. Synonyms of Investitures

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Definition of Investitures

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

- September 2005. "Investitures". The official website of the Royal Family. The Royal Household. Retrieved 25 November 2023. "Investitures". Royal Household...
- Medieval Civilization 400–1500. Löffler, Klemens (1910). "Conflict of Investitures". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York:...
- 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;...
- 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...
- 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 Abbaton, the Enthronement of Abbaton, or the Encomium on Abbaton (alternatively spelled Abaddon; bl Or. 7025), is an apocalyptic, pseudepigraphical...
- 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...
- The Investiture of Zimri-Lim is a large colorful mural discovered at the Royal Palace of the ancient city-state of Mari in eastern Syria. The fresco,...
- biblical canon Middle Ages Monasticism Papal States East–West Schism Investiture Controversy Crusades Age of Discovery Modern era Protestant Reformation...
- surrounding the investiture has historically been described as the "anti-investiture movement": 207  and "anti-investiture sentiment". The investiture occurred...