Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun investiture

2 senses of investiture

Sense 1
coronation, enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation, investiture -- (the ceremony of installing a new monarch)
       => initiation, induction, installation -- (a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame")

Sense 2
investment, investiture -- (the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank)
       => promotion -- (act of raising in rank or position)