REVESTED

Verb

revested

simple past tense and past participle of revest

Source: Wiktionary


REVEST

Re*vest", v. t. Etym: [OF reverstir, F. revĂȘtir, L. revestire; pref. re- re- + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment. See Vestry, and cf. Revet.]

1. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. Her, nathless, . . . the enchanterrevest and decked with due habiliments. Spenser.

2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.

Re*vest", v. i.

Definition: To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revels in A after alienation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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