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| vested | |
| 1. adj. (legal) Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies. |  |
| 2. adj. Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments. | |
| The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal. | |
| vest | |
| 1. n. (now rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries. | |
| 2. n. (now North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat. | |
| 3. n. (British) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse. | |
| 4. n. A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team. | |
| 5. n. Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage. | |
| 6. n. A vestment. | |
| 7. n. Clothing generally; array; garb. | |
| 8. v. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely. | |
| 9. v. To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred. | |
| to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death | |
| 10. v. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor. | |
| The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts. | |
| 11. v. (obsolete) To invest; to put. | |
| to vest money in goods, land, or houses | |
| 12. v. (legal) To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of. | |
| to vest a person with an estate | |
| an estate is vested in possession | |
| 13. v. (commonly used of financial arrangements) To become vested, to become permanent. | |
| My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit. | |
