Came vested all in white, pure as her mind.
--Milton.
With ether vested, and a purple sky. --Dryden.
2. 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. --Prior.
3. 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.
--Locke.
4. To invest; to put; as, to vest money in goods, land, or
houses. [R.]
5. (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. --Bouvier.
In state attended by her maiden train, Who bore the
vests that holy rites require. --Dryden.
2. Any outer covering; array; garb.
Not seldom clothed in radiant vest Deceitfully goes
forth the morn. --Wordsworth.
3. Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for
men, worn under the coat.
Syn: Garment; vesture; dress; robe; vestment; waistcoat.
Usage: {Vest}, {Waistcoat}. In England, the original word
waistcoat is generally used for the body garment worn
over the shirt and immediately under the coat. In the
United States this garment is commonly called a vest,
and the waistcoat is often improperly given to an
under-garment.