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PRONUNCIATION OF INVESTITURE

investiture  [ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INVESTITURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Investiture is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INVESTITURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Investiture

Investiture, from the Latin is a term for the formal installation of an incumbent as the insignia can include the formal dress and adornment which the etymology refers to, but it extends to other regalia and to a throne or other seat of office. It is used both as a generic term, and for more specific cases as coronation and enthronement.

Definition of investiture in the English dictionary

The definition of investiture in the dictionary is the act of presenting with a title or with the robes and insignia of an office or rank. Other definition of investiture is the formal bestowal of the possessory right to a fief or other benefice.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INVESTITURE


dictature
dɪkˈteɪtʃə
disinvestiture
ˌdɪsɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə
divestiture
daɪˈvɛstɪtʃə
expenditure
ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə
forfeiture
ˈfɔːfɪtʃə
furniture
ˈfɜːnɪtʃə
garniture
ˈɡɑːnɪtʃə
hemstitcher
ˈhɛmˌstɪtʃə
legislature
ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃə
literature
ˈlɪtərɪtʃə
miniature
ˈmɪnɪtʃə
nature
ˈneɪtʃə
nourriture
ˈnʌrɪtʃə
pitcher
ˈpɪtʃə
portraiture
ˈpɔːtrɪtʃə
signature
ˈsɪɡnɪtʃə
stitcher
ˈstɪtʃə
switcher
ˈswɪtʃə
temperature
ˈtɛmprɪtʃə
vestiture
ˈvestɪtʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INVESTITURE

investable
investible
investigable
investigate
investigation
investigational
investigative
investigator
investigatory
investitive
investment
investment account
investment analyst
investment bank
investment banker
investment bond
investment company
investment grant
investment income
investment management

WORDS THAT END LIKE INVESTITURE

adventure
capital expenditure
confiture
current expenditure
defence expenditure
discomfiture
door furniture
fioriture
government expenditure
nouriture
part of the furniture
patio furniture
period furniture
primogeniture
public expenditure
recurrent expenditure
reproduction furniture
revenue expenditure
street furniture
unit furniture
voiture

Synonyms and antonyms of investiture in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INVESTITURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «investiture» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of investiture

Translation of «investiture» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INVESTITURE

Find out the translation of investiture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of investiture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «investiture» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

天职
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

investidura
570 millions of speakers

English

investiture
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संस्कार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنصيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инвеститура
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

investidura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিভূষণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

investiture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melabur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Investitur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

叙任
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수여식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Investiture
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lể phong chức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पदावर असणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üniforma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

investitura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

inwestytury
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інвеститура
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

investitură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάληψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inhuldiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

investiture
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

investitur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of investiture

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INVESTITURE»

The term «investiture» is regularly used and occupies the 63.248 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INVESTITURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «investiture» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «investiture» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about investiture

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INVESTITURE»

Discover the use of investiture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to investiture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Investiture Controversy: Church and Monarchy from the ...
Did investiture constitute a stumbling block and how much of a stumbling block? Urban's reticence in this respect is noteworthy. At the autumn synod of 1078 Gregory VII had prohibited clergy under threat of excommunication from receiving  ...
Uta-Renate Blumenthal, 2011
2
Power and the Holy in the Age of the Investiture Conflict: A ...
Historians tracing the emerging division between church and state in the West have long recognized the importance of the eleventh-century Gregorian reform movement and the investiture conflict--events that reached a dramatic climax in Pope ...
Maureen C. Miller, 2005
3
Investiture: royal ceremony and national identity in Wales, ...
"Through a study of an 'invented tradition' of the investiture of the Price of Wales, Investiture: Royal Ceremony and National Identity in Wales 1911-1969 explores the problematic, contested and changing relationship between nationality, ...
John S. Ellis, 2008
4
The Chronicle of Hugh of Flavigny: Reform and the ...
This book is a detailed study of Hugh of Flavigny and his chronicle, which is widely recognised as one of the most important narratives of a crucial period of European history, the Investiture Contest.
Dr Patrick Healy, 2013
5
Symbols As Power: The Papacy Following the Investiture Contest
"Symbols as Power" concentrates on the papacy from the end of the Investiture Contest in 1122 until the re-establishment of the Roman Senate in 1143.
Mary Stroll, 1991
6
Governments and Parties in Italy: Parliamentary Debates, ...
This book challenges the traditional approaches to party system analysis and policy space.
Giuseppe Ieraci, 2008
7
Inventing the public sphere: the public debate during the ...
Based on an analysis of the most important polemics of the Investiture Contest, this book outlines the characteristics of the public sphere during the Contest and how these characteristics relate to the particular arguments used by the ...
Leidulf Melve, 2007
8
Human Resource Management: Contemporary Issues, Challenges, ...
Investiture Versus Divestiture Investiture socialization seeks to confirm the usefulness of an organizational newcomer's personal characteristics, while divestiture socialization seeks to deny it (Van Maanen & Schein, 1979). There is conflicting ...
Ronald R. Sims, 2007
9
Chambers's encyclopaedia: a dictionary of universal knowledge
Among these rights was that of granting solemn investiture. Now, in the case of bishops, abbots, and other church dignitaries, the form of investiture consisted in the delivery of a pastoral staff or crosier, and the placing a ring upon the finger ...
David Patrick, William Geddie, 1883
10
Robes and Honor: The Medieval World of Investiture
This volume challenges current thinking on religious and regional boundaries of "cultures," raises semiotic issues about imagined communities, and addresses problems of kingship.
Stewart Gordon, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INVESTITURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term investiture is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sir John Hurt knighted by the Queen and talks of good response to …
Sir John Hurt after being awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. Photo: Steve ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
2
STEM educator named Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science …
The investiture ceremony for Krajcik will take place Sept. 30. Click to enlarge. Joseph Krajcik has been named a Lappan-Phillips Professor of ... «MSUToday, Jul 15»
3
Lale resumes as new UNIPORT Vice-Chancellor - DailyPost Nigeria
Speaking at his investiture ceremony in the university's campus, Professor Lale promised to work for the actualisation of the dreams of the ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
4
Written by Henry Karmo (0886522495) henrykarmo …
Cockings and his Ministry will receive a distinguished service honor during this year independence day Investiture Ceremony. From the ... «Front Page Africa, Jul 15»
5
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch calls for justice reforms - UPI.com
Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks after being sworn in during a formal investiture ceremony at the Warner Theatre on June 17. «UPI.com, Jul 15»
6
New Greensburg, Pa., bishop ready 'to serve the Lord with gladness'
... the Catholic Church; the investiture of the miter to signify his resolve to pursue holiness; and the presentation of the crosier, signifying his duty ... «CatholicPhilly.com, Jul 15»
7
Actor John Hurt to be knighted by the Queen
Also being recognised during the Windsor Castle investiture ceremony is Major Laura Nicholson, a Chinook pilot, who will be awarded the Distinguished Flying ... «Brentwood Weekly News, Jul 15»
8
Judge rescinds order banning cameras at Duval County Courthouse …
Photos. FILE - Judge Mark Mahon is seen at the investiture of Russell Healey on Thursday August 14, 2014 at the Duval County Courthouse in ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
9
Reflections on ratification of Disability Treaty
While I acknowledge (disconsolately) that we do not bring to bear investiture in these matters as the US or the UK, which ratified in 2009, I'm ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Former National Lottery boss is made a Dame
After the Windsor Castle investiture ceremony, she said: “I'm playing now because of course at Camelot we weren't allowed to play - and I've ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»

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