DEVESTED

Verb

devested

simple past tense and past participle of devest

Source: Wiktionary


DEVEST

De*vest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devested; p. pr. & vb. n. Devesting.] Etym: [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to dress: cf. OF. devestir, F. dévêtir. Cf. Divest.]

1. To divest; to undress. Shak.

2. To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.

Note: This word is now generally written divest, except in the legal sense.

De*vest", v. i. (Law)

Definition: To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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