vested

[ves-tid] /ˈvɛs tɪd/
adjective
1.
held completely, permanently, and inalienably:
vested rights.
2.
protected or established by law, commitment, tradition, ownership, etc.:
vested contributions to a fund.
3.
clothed or robed, especially in ecclesiastical vestments:
a vested priest.
4.
having a vest; sold with a vest:
a vested suit.
Origin
1665-75; vest + -ed2
Related forms
nonvested, adjective
unvested, adjective

vest

[vest] /vɛst/
noun
1.
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
2.
a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment; vestee.
Compare dickey1 (def 1).
3.
a waist-length garment worn for protective purposes:
a bulletproof vest.
4.
a sleeveless, waist- or hip-length garment made of various materials, with a front opening usually secured by buttons, a zipper, or the like, worn over a shirt, blouse, dress, or other article for style or warmth:
a sweater vest; a down vest.
5.
British. an undervest or undershirt.
6.
a long garment resembling a cassock, worn by men in the time of Charles II.
7.
Archaic.
  1. dress; apparel.
  2. an outer garment, robe, or gown.
  3. an ecclesiastical vestment.
verb (used with object)
8.
to clothe; dress; robe.
9.
to dress in ecclesiastical vestments:
to vest a bishop.
10.
to cover or drape (an altar).
11.
to place or settle (something, especially property, rights, powers, etc.) in the possession or control of someone (usually followed by in):
to vest authority in a new official.
12.
to invest or endow (a person, group, committee, etc.) with something, as powers, functions, or rights:
to vest the board with power to increase production; to vest an employee with full benefits in the pension plan.
verb (used without object)
13.
to put on vestments.
14.
to become vested in a person, as a right.
15.
to devolve upon a person as possessor; pass into possession or ownership.
Idioms
16.
play it close to the vest, Informal. to avoid taking unnecessary risks.
Origin
1375-1425; (noun) late Middle English < Italian veste robe, dress < Latin vestis garment; (v.) late Middle English < Middle French vestir < Latin vestīre to clothe, derivative of vestis; akin to wear
Related forms
vestless, adjective
vestlike, adjective
Examples from the web for vested
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  • Too many vested interests and national rivalries have been at stake.
  • Its more likely a vested interest, rather than a personal opinion.
  • If you've been working less than six months, you may not have any sick leave vested.
  • He also had a vested interest in keeping the ever-vanishing hired help.
  • Their vested interest has frustrated efforts at oversight.
  • There aren't many people with vested interests in the new.
  • He said dismissal would not affect the principal's vested pension.
  • If there are no members, governance is vested in the hands of a self-perpetuating board of directors or trustees.
British Dictionary definitions for vested

vested

/ˈvɛstɪd/
adjective
1.
(property law) having a present right to the immediate or future possession and enjoyment of property Compare contingent

vest

/vɛst/
noun
1.
an undergarment covering the body from the shoulders to the hips, made of cotton, nylon, etc US and Canadian equivalent T-shirt, undershirt Austral equivalent singlet
2.
a similar sleeveless garment worn as outerwear Austral equivalent singlet
3.
(US & Canadian, Austral) a man's sleeveless waistlength garment worn under a suit jacket, usually buttoning up the front Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) waistcoat
4.
(obsolete) any form of dress, esp a long robe
verb
5.
(transitive) foll by in. to place or settle (power, rights, etc, in): power was vested in the committee
6.
(transitive) foll by with. to bestow or confer (on): the company was vested with authority
7.
(usually foll by in) to confer (a right, title, property, etc, upon) or (of a right, title, etc) to pass (to) or devolve (upon)
8.
(transitive) to clothe or array
9.
(intransitive) to put on clothes, ecclesiastical vestments, etc
Derived Forms
vestless, adjective
vestlike, adjective
Word Origin
C15: from Old French vestir to clothe, from Latin vestīre, from vestis clothing
Word Origin and History for vested
adj.

"established, secured, settled," 1766, past participle adjective from vest (v.).

vest

v.

early 15c., "to put in possession of a person," from Middle French vestir, from Medieval Latin vestire "to put into possession, to invest," from Latin vestire "to clothe," related to vestis "garment, clothing," from PIE *wes- "to clothe" (see wear). Related: Vested; vesting.

n.

1610s, "loose outer garment" (worn by men in Eastern countries or in ancient times), from French veste, from Italian vesta, veste "robe, gown," from Latin vestis, from vestire "to clothe" (see vest (v.)). The sleeveless garment worn by men beneath the coat was introduced by Charles II.

The King hath yesterday, in Council, declared his resolution of setting a fashion for clothes .... It will be a vest, I know not well how; but it is to teach the nobility thrift. [Pepys, "Diary," Oct. 8, 1666]

Slang definitions & phrases for vested

vest

noun

An important person; suit (1976+)

Related Terms

play close to the vest