叙じょ位い

noun

conferral of court rank; investiture

Historical and formal term for the granting of an official rank at the imperial court. In modern contexts, it may appear in discussions of the Japanese honors system or historical texts.

• 叙じょ位いの儀ぎ式しきは宮きゅう中ちゅうで行おこなわれた。

  The investiture ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace.

• 彼かれは勲くん章しょうとともに叙じょ位いを受うけた。

  He received a court rank along with a decoration.