Inauguration
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A word applied by the Romans to the ceremony of dedicating a temple, or raising a man to the priesthood, after the augurs had been consulted. It was afterwards applied to the installation of emperors, kings, and prelates, in imitation of the ceremonies of the Romans when they entered the temple of the augwrs. It is applied in the United States to the installation of the chief magistrate of the republic, and of the governors of the several states.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A word applied by the Romans to the ceremony of dedicating a temple, or raising a man to the priesthood, after the axrgurs had been consulted. It was afterwards applied to the inatallation of emperors, kings, and prelates, in imitation of the ceremonies of the Romans when they entered the temple of the augurs. It is applied in the United States to the installation of the chief magistrate of the republic, and of the governors of the several states.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Tho act of installing or inducting into office with formal ceremonies, as the coronation of a sovereign, the inauguration of a president or governar, or the consecration of a prelate.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Oath, Of office. In order to vest official authority In a President or governor elect, it is o Uly necessary that he take the oath of office.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
this word was applied by the Romans to the ceremony of dedicating some temple, or raising some man to the priesthood, after the augurs had been consulted. It was afterwards applied to the twnstallation (q. v.) of the emperors, kings and prelates, in imitation of the ceremonies of the Romans when they entered into the temple of the augurs. It is applied in the United States to the installation of the chief magistrate of the republic, and of the governors of the