Definitions
1.verbTo clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
2.verbTo 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"
3.verbTo 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."
4.verbTo invest; to put."to vest money in goods, land, or houses"
5.verbTo clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of."an estate is vested in possession"
6.verb(of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended."Upon the death of the Sovereign the Crown automatically vests in the next heir without the need of coronation or other formality."
7.verb(financial) 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."
8.adjectiveSettled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.
9.adjectiveDressed or clothed, especially in vestments."The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal."