Noun: investiture in've-sti-chu(r)
- The ceremony of installing a new monarch
"Millions watched the televised investiture of the new king";
- coronation, enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation [Brit]
- The ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
"The investiture of the new knights took place at the palace";
- investment
Derived forms: investitures
Type of: induction, initiation, installation, promotion
Encyclopedia: Investiture, Canonical