devest

(dē vest, di-)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to undress; strip
  2. 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
  1. Law To take away (a right or possession, for example).
  2. 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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