Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French vestir to clothe, invest, from Latin vestire to clothe, from vestis clothing, garment; more at WEAR
Pronunciation : 'vest
Function : verb
Date : 15th century
1. sleeveless garment that is usually worn over a shirt and often under a suit jacket, waistcoat; sleeveless garment worn for protection (i.e. life vest, bulletproof vest); undershirt (British); dickey, vestee. dress oneself or another (as with clerical garments); give authority and/or right of possession to someone (usually over an estate); grant certain rights or the control of something to a person or group of people. a bullet proof vest. vest\vest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. vested; p. pr. & vb. n. vesting.] [cf. l. vestire, vestitum, of. vestir, f. vêtir. see:
vest, n.].
2. to clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely. came vested all in white, pure as her mind. with ether vested, and a purple sky.
3. to clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death. had i been vested with the monarch's power.
4. to place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; -- with in before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts. empire and dominion was [were] vested in him.
5. to invest; to put; as, to vest money in goods, land, or houses. [r.].
6. (law) to clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with an estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested in possession.vest \vest\ , n. [l. vestis a garment, vesture; akin to goth. wasti, and e. wear: cf. f. veste. see:
wear to carry on the person, and cf. divest, invest, travesty.].
7. an article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe. in state attended by her maiden train, who bore the vests that holy rites require.
8. any outer covering; array; garb. not seldom clothed in radiant vest deceitfully goes forth the morn.
9. specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.
10. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.
11. Any outer covering; array; garb.
12. Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.
13. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
14. To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death.
15. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.
16. To invest; to put; as, to vest money in goods, land, or houses.
17. To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with an estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested in possession.
18. To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees" place in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons".
19. 1. A vest is a piece of underwear which you can wear on the top half of your body in order to keep warm.
20. A vest is a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons which people usually wear over a shirt.
21. If something is vested in you, or if you are vested with it, it is given to you as a right or responsibility. All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty The mass media have been vested with significant power as social and political agents in modern developed societies There's an extraordinary amount of power vested in us. vest in to give someone the official right to do or own something.