noun. A sleeveless garment, often having buttons down the front, worn usually over a shirt or blouse and sometimes as part of a three-piece suit.

noun. A waist-length, sleeveless garment worn for protection.

noun. A fabric trim worn to fill in the neckline of a woman's garment; a vestee.

noun. An undershirt.

noun. An ecclesiastical vestment.

intransitive verb. To place (authority, property, or rights, for example) in the control of a person or group, especially to give someone an immediate right to present or future possession or enjoyment of (an estate, for example). Used with in.

intransitive verb. To invest or endow (a person or group) with something, such as power or rights. Used with with.

intransitive verb. To clothe or robe, as in ecclesiastical vestments.

intransitive verb. To become legally vested.

intransitive verb. To dress oneself, especially in ecclesiastical vestments.

To clothe with or as with a garment, vest, or vestment; robe; dress; cover, surround, or encompass closely.

To invest or clothe, as with authority; put in possession (of); endow; put more or less formally in occupation (of): followed by with.

To place or put in possession or at the disposal of; give or confer formally or legally an immediate fixed right of present or future possession, occupancy, or enjoyment of; commit to: followed by in.

To lay out, as money or capital; invest: as, to vest money in land. [Rare.] Imp. Dict.

To put on clothing or vestments.

To come or descend; devolve; take effect, as a title or right: with in.

noun. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment.

noun. Figuratively, garment; dress; array; vesture.

noun. A body-garment for men's wear, at different times of distinct types

noun. A body-garment of later times; especially, the waistcoat in the ordinary modern sense—that is, a short garment without sleeves, buttoning down the front, and having the back concealed by the coat.

noun. An outer garment, or part of such a garment, for women.

noun. An undergarment knitted or woven on the stocking-loom. Vest and undervest are more common in England; undershirt in the United States.

intransitive verb. To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in.

noun. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.

noun. Any outer covering; array; garb.

noun. Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.

transitive verb. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

transitive verb. 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.

transitive verb. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; -- with in before the possessor.

transitive verb. To invest; to put.

transitive verb. To clothe with possession; ; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.

noun. A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arabic or Middle Eastern countries.

noun. A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

noun. A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.

noun. A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.

noun. Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.

verb. : (commonly used of financial arrangements) To become vested, to become permanent.

verb. clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments

verb. clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes

verb. place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons

noun. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

noun. a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

verb. provide with power and authority

verb. become legally vested

"The term vest is significant in the law, because it means that a person has an absolute right to some present or future interest in something of value."

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