investiture

How To Use investiture In A Sentence

• In the mean time they pass for the mandatories of the popular sovereign, with full power in all directions, because he has delegated his omnipotence to them, and the sole power, because their investiture is the most recent; under this sanction, they stalk around somewhat like supernumeraries at the Opera, dressed in purple and gold, representing The French Revolution - Volume 2
• Lálitáditya received investiture from the Chinese Emperor. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir
• After the Great Revolt of 1857-8 against the Company, the British Crown actually created its own khilat, the Star of India investiture.
• Let us hope the train taking him to his investiture is delayed by the wront sort of leaves on the line. Meritocracy or Chumocracy?
• Henry renounced lay investiture, but prelates were to continue to do homage for their fiefs.
• Andrew RT Davies: Well no I'm just making the point that there are a couple of Home Rule O'Tooles here in Wales who want to er this independence agenda it's showing up as ten percent in the polls I believe you can't try and wipe out history you have to mark history and there are important events that have happened in history in Wales and I would suggest the investiture is one of those events. Archive 2008-10-01
• That summer he was installed as Prince of Wales at an investiture at Caernarfon Castle, a ceremony that did much to counter a growing campaign of civil disobedience by supporters of the Welsh language.
• And then you choose - there are many investitures during the year, you choose which one, which dates you'd like, and it was a wonderful ceremony.
• Some are suggesting that this is a prequel to investiture, a prospect that will boost the sale of eggs in Caernarfon if nothing else. Archive 2008-06-01
• These apartments were for state occasions only - for the reception of ambassadors, for elevations and investitures - and this is reflected in the static formality of the furnishing.