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investiture

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ves·ti·ture /ɪnˈvestətʃə $ -tʃʊr/ noun [countable] formal  PGOTRADITIONa ceremony at which someone is given an official title 授衔仪式investiture of the investiture of the Prince of Wales 册封威尔士亲王的仪式
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investitureIt said nothing about investiture or homage: these were matters for the pope.Had he not himself acted thus after hearing the papal decree against lay investiture and clerical homage?The pope seems to have confined himself to insisting on the prohibition of lay investiture.Lay investiture was symbolically objectionable as representing the quasi-sacerdotal position which had long been claimed by kings and emperors.It had no fiefs to be the subject of investiture, no peasant tenure, no peasant serfs.the investiture of the new County SupervisorThe highlight of the evening, however, came after the speeches when the King made two investitures.If the main business was investiture and homage, a subsidiary theme was the primacy.
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investiture
investiture /ɪnˈvestətʃə, ɪnˈvestɪtʃə $ -tʃʊr/ noun [countable] formal
a ceremony at which someone is given an official title
    investiture of
    the investiture of the Prince of Wales


in·ves·ti·tureBrE /ɪnˈvestɪtʃə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈvestɪtʃər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a ceremony at which sb formally receives an official title or special powers 授衔仪式;授权仪式