devest

(dē vest′, di-)

transitive verb

Obsolete to undress; strip
Law
1. to take away (a right, property, etc.)
2. Archaic to strip of a title, etc.

Origin: OFr devester < L devestire, to undress < dis-, from + vestire, to dress < vestis, a dress: see vest

See devest in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb de·vest·ed, de·vest·ing, de·vests

Law To take away (a right or possession, for example).
Archaic
a. To remove the clothing or covering of.
b. To deprive of a title, right, or item of property.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete French desvestir, to undress

Origin: , from Medieval Latin disvestīre

Origin: : Latin dis-, dis-

Origin: + Latin vestis, garment; see wes-² in Indo-European roots

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