ALL meanings of investiture
in·ves·ti·ture
I i - noun investiture the act or process of investing. 1
- noun investiture 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. 1
- noun investiture the state of being invested, as with a garment, quality, or office. 1
- noun investiture something that covers or adorns. 1
- noun investiture Archaic. something that invests. 1
- noun investiture ceremony of inauguration into a role 1
- noun investiture The action of formally investing a person with honors or rank. 1
- countable noun investiture An investiture is a ceremony in which someone is given an official title. 0
- noun investiture the act of presenting with a title or with the robes and insignia of an office or rank 0
- noun investiture (in feudal society) the formal bestowal of the possessory right to a fief or other benefice 0
- noun investiture a formal investing as with an office, power, or authority, often with appropriate symbols or robes 0
- noun investiture anything that clothes or covers; vesture 0
- noun investiture ceremonial transfer of land to a tenant 0
- noun investiture The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right. 0
- noun investiture That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment. 0