vested

[ ves-tid ]

/ ˈvɛs tɪd /

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adjective

held completely, permanently, and inalienably: vested rights.

protected or established by law, commitment, tradition, ownership, etc.: vested contributions to a fund.

clothed or robed, especially in ecclesiastical vestments: a vested priest.

having a vest; sold with a vest: a vested suit.

Origin of vested

First recorded in 1665–75; vest + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM vested

non·vest·ed, adjective un·vest·ed, adjective

Words nearby vested

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Definition for vested (2 of 2)

vest

[ vest ]

/ vɛst /

noun

a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.

a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment; vestee. Compare dickey¹(def 1).

a waist-length garment worn for protective purposes: a bulletproof vest.

a sleeveless, waist- or hip-length garment made of various materials, with a front opening usually secured by buttons, a zipper, or the like, worn over a shirt, blouse, dress, or other article for style or warmth: a sweater vest; a down vest.

British. an undervest or undershirt.

a long garment resembling a cassock, worn by men in the time of Charles II.

Archaic.

dress; apparel.
an outer garment, robe, or gown.
an ecclesiastical vestment.

verb (used with object)

to clothe; dress; robe.

to dress in ecclesiastical vestments: to vest a bishop.

to cover or drape (an altar).

to place or settle (something, especially property, rights, powers, etc.) in the possession or control of someone (usually followed by in): to vest authority in a new official.

to invest or endow (a person, group, committee, etc.) with something, as powers, functions, or rights: to vest the board with power to increase production; to vest an employee with full benefits in the pension plan.

verb (used without object)

to put on vestments.

to become vested in a person, as a right.

to devolve upon a person as possessor; pass into possession or ownership.

Origin of vest

1375–1425; (noun) late Middle English < Italian veste robe, dress < Latin vestis garment; (v.) late Middle English < Middle French vestir < Latin vestīre to clothe, derivative of vestis; akin to wear

OTHER WORDS FROM vest

vest·less, adjective vest·like, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for vested

Surely, for anyone with a vested interest in science, reason, and the idea of secular politics, this is deeply depressing news.

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Sure, Hooters may have a vested financial interests in breasts—or rather, a very specific type of breast.

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Likewise, local pro-China Hongkongers with vested economic interests could have taken part.

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“[Patients] have a vested interest in seeing the product developed,” he says.

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State governments have vested interests in wanting it this way.

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You have no vested rights paramount to the rights of the commonwealth.

The Arena |Various
In some countries, indeed, this power is vested in the Executive.

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16) |Thomas Hart Benton
The supreme government is vested in the king, whose power seems to be completely absolute.

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Then the supreme power was vested in Emperors, of whom there were fifty-five.

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The tax-exempt organizations have a vested interest in the oppressive, inequitable, and wasteful federal-income-tax system.

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British Dictionary definitions for vested (1 of 2)

vested

/ (ˈvɛstɪd) /

adjective

property law having a present right to the immediate or future possession and enjoyment of property Compare contingent

British Dictionary definitions for vested (2 of 2)

vest

/ (vɛst) /

noun

an undergarment covering the body from the shoulders to the hips, made of cotton, nylon, etc US and Canadian equivalent: T-shirt, undershirt Austral equivalent: singlet

a similar sleeveless garment worn as outerwear Austral equivalent: singlet

US, Canadian and Australian a man's sleeveless waistlength garment worn under a suit jacket, usually buttoning up the front Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): waistcoat

obsolete any form of dress, esp a long robe

verb

(tr foll by in) to place or settle (power, rights, etc, in) power was vested in the committee

(tr foll by with) to bestow or confer (on) the company was vested with authority

(usually foll by in) to confer (a right, title, property, etc, upon) or (of a right, title, etc) to pass (to) or devolve (upon)

(tr) to clothe or array

(intr) to put on clothes, ecclesiastical vestments, etc

Derived forms of vest

vestless, adjective vestlike, adjective

Word Origin for vest

C15: from Old French vestir to clothe, from Latin vestīre, from vestis clothing

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