vested
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Definitions ofvested
- To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
- To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
Example: "to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death"
- To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
Example: "The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts."
- To invest; to put.
Example: "to vest money in goods, land, or houses"
- To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
Example: "an estate is vested in possession"
- (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.
Example: "Upon the death of the Sovereign the Crown automatically vests in the next heir without the need of coronation or other formality."
- (financial) To become vested, to become permanent.
Example: "My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit."
- Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.
- Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.
Example: "The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal."
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