Definition of Vest

Verb: vest vest

Provide with power and authority
"They vested the council with special rights";
- invest, enthrone
Place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
"She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"
Become legally vested
"The property vests in the trustees"
Clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
Clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
- robe

Noun: vest vest

[N. Amer, Austral] A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- waistcoat [Brit]
[Brit] A collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
- singlet [Brit], undershirt [N. Amer], undervest [Brit]