3. (noun)vest specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat
4. (noun)vest to clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely
5. (noun)vest 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
6. (noun)vest 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
7. (noun)vest to invest; to put; as, to vestmoney in goods, land, or houses
9. (verb)vest to come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law
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