单词 | investation |
释义 | † investationn. Obsolete. rare. The action or ceremony of investing someone with a rank, title, honour, etc.; investiture. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > formal or ceremonial appointment stalling1387 vestiture1387 stallation1447 inductiona1464 investurea1513 investiture1549 investing1551 inauguration1569 instalment1589 investion1590 installation1606 vesture1607 installing1610 investment1612 investry1642 investation1657 1657 Devils Cabinet broke Open iii. 5 (heading) The Oath every young Theife takes..at the investation of him with that honour of one of the Knights of the Road. 1867 H. Doherty Org. Philos. II. 262 Titles of nobility..are conferred by simpler modes of investation. 1912 Evening Call & Evening Reporter (Woonsocket, Rhode Island) 6 June 4/6 As the charter of the school prohibits the conferring of honorary degrees, Mr. Lee upon investation submitted a thesis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019). < |
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