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investiture

/in-ves-ti-cher, -choor/US // ɪnˈvɛs tɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər //UK // (ɪnˈvɛstɪtʃə) //

授职,授勋,入职,投资

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or process of investing.
    • : 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.
    • : the state of being invested, as with a garment, quality, or office.
    • : something that covers or adorns.
    • : Archaic. something that invests.

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Examples

  • But on Friday, she attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace and was granted a private audience by the Queen.

  • The Cardinal then hinted, that Wharton had vanished on some occult mission, to circumvent the Italian investiture.

  • This is called the "Investiture of the Top-knot," and is always attended by solemn ceremonies.

  • Hence the oath of fealty was a personal obligation, and investiture was needful before the new feudee took possession.

  • On it was written what Vulcan had told him about his mental attitude changing after Investiture.

  • It had all begun on the day of his Final Investiture, and he had gone through every event in memory, over and over.