investiture

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French investiture, from Medieval Latin investītūra, from investīre (“to clothe”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɛstɪt͡ʃə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɛstɪt͡ʃɚ/ === Noun === investiture (countable and uncountable, plural investitures) The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right. (specifically, chiefly historical) The formal installation or, generally, the appointment of a bishop, or (uncountable) bishops in general. That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment. (Spanish politics) The parliamentary vote required to inaugurate the Prime Minister of Spain. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “investiture”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “investiture”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “investiture”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. Investiture in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin investītūra. Displaced Old French envesture. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.tyʁ/ === Noun === investiture f (plural investitures) investiture (politics) inauguration === Further reading === “investiture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === investiture f plural of investitura == Latin == === Participle === investītūre vocative masculine singular of investītūrus