Category:Revest

Re*vest", v. t. Etym: [of reverstir, f. revêtir, l. revestire; pref. Re- re- + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment. See vestry, and Cf. Revet.]

1. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. Her, nathless,. . . the enchanterrevest and decked with due Habiliments. Spenser.

2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a Magistrate with authority.

Revest Re*vest", v. i.

Defn: to take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former Owner; as, the title or right revels in a after alienation.