vested Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb provide with power and authority
invest; vest; enthrone.
- They vested the council with special rights
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
verb become legally vested
vest.
- The property vests in the trustees
verb clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
vest.
verb clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
vest; robe.
adjective satellite fixed and absolute and without contingency
- a vested right

Clothed; robed; wearing vestments. "The vested priest." Milton.
(Law) Not in a state of contingency or suspension; fixed; as, vested rights; vested interests.