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To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
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To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
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to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death
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To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
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The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.
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To invest; to put.
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to vest money in goods, land, or houses
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To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
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an estate is vested in possession
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(of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.
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Upon the death of the Sovereign the Crown automatically vests in the next heir without the need of coronation or other formality.
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(financial) To become vested, to become permanent.
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My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.