vesting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb provide with power and authority
   invest; vest; enthrone.
   
   • They vested the council with special rights
2. verb place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
   vest.
   
   • She vested her vast fortune in her two sons
3. verb become legally vested
   vest.
   
   • The property vests in the trustees
4. verb clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
   vest.
   
5. verb clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
   vest; robe.
   

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