Revest

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Revest \Re*vest"\ (r[=e]*v[e^]st"), v. t. [OF reverstir, F.
     rev[^e]tir, 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.
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              Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter
              Did thus revest and decked with due habiliments.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a
        magistrate with authority.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Revest \Re*vest"\, v. i.
     To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former
     owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation.
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