revest Definition
re·vest (rē vest′)
transitive verb
- to vest (someone) again with possession, power, or office; reinvest; reinstate
- to vest (office, powers, etc.) again
Etymology: ME revesten < OFr revestir < LL revestire, to reclothe < L re-, again + vestire, to clothe: see vest,
intransitive verb
to become vested again (in); revert to a former owner or holder
revest Law Definition
v
To vest anew; to return
title to the possession of the original proprietor or of the donor.
Browse dictionary entries near revest
- ‹ revery
- ‹ reverter
- ‹ reverted
- ‹ revert
- ‹ reversioner
- ‹ reversion
- ‹ reversible error
- ‹ reversible
- ‹ reversed
- ‹ reverse transcriptase

