Word: vested
To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred. Example: to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death
To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor. Example: The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.
To invest; to put. Example: to vest money in goods, land, or houses
To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of. Example: an estate is vested in possession
(of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended. Example: Upon the death of the Sovereign the Crown automatically vests in the next heir without the need of coronation or other formality.
(financial) To become vested, to become permanent. Example: My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.
Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.
Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments. Example: The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal.
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