investiture
叙任
解説 Definition
官職や地位を与える儀式または式典。権威者が他者に公式に任命する過程を指す。
Investiture is the formal act or ceremony of giving someone an official position, rank, or honor. It is often used for royalty, religious leaders, or other important public roles. The word is fairly formal and is most common in historical or official settings.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
invest は「投資する」だけでなく、invest A with authority の形で「Aに権限を与える」もあると押さえると覚えやすい。investiture はその名詞で、王室・聖職・高官などに地位や権威を正式に授ける“儀式そのもの”。inauguration が広く就任式全般を言えるのに対し、investiture は上位者が権威を授ける厳かな場面に寄りやすい。investment と取り違えず、investiture ceremony, the investiture of a bishop のような定型で固めると記憶に残る。
Connect it to the less common meaning of `invest`: to give someone power or status, not only money. Then `investiture` is the formal act or ceremony of giving that rank. Remember it with fixed phrases like `an investiture ceremony` or `the investiture of a bishop`.
例文
The bishop attended the investiture ceremony for the new cardinal.
その司教は新しい枢機卿の叙任式に出席した。
The investiture of the president took place on a grand scale.
その大統領の叙任は大規模に行われた。
Following his investiture as knight, he received his new responsibilities.
騎士の叙任に続いて、彼は新しい責任を受け取った。
investiture の類義語・関連語
investiture の語源・成り立ち Etymology
investiture は中世ラテン語 investitura に由来し、investire「衣を着せる・地位を授ける」にさかのぼります。in-「中へ」+ vestis「衣服」で、役職授与の儀式で衣や印章を与えたことから「叙任」となり、vest や divest と同根です。
Investiture comes from Medieval Latin investitura, from investire, meaning "to clothe" or "install in office." The verb joins in- "in" with vestis "garment." In medieval ceremonies, giving a robe or similar symbol showed that a person received rank or power, and this led to the modern sense. Related words include vest and divest.
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