vest (vests plural) (vesting present participle) (vested past tense & past participle )
1 n-count A vest is a piece of underwear which you can wear on the top half of your body in order to keep warm.
(BRIT)
in AM, use undershirt
2 n-count A vest is a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons which people usually wear over a shirt.
(AM)
in BRIT, use waistcoat
3 verb If something is vested in you, or if you are vested with it, it is given to you as a right or responsibility.
FORMAL All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty... be V-ed in n