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Definition of Revested

Revest
Revest Re*vest" (r[=e]*v[e^]st"), v. t. [OF reverstir, F. rev[^e]tir, 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 enchanter Did thus revest and decked with due habiliments. --Spenser. 2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.
Revest
Revest Re*vest", v. i. To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation.

Meaning of Revested from wikipedia

- came under the feudal lordship of the English Crown in 1399. The lordship revested in the British Crown in 1765, but the island did not become part of the...
- ultimate sovereigns of the island. This right of 'lord proprietor' was revested into the Crown by the Isle of Man Purchase Act 1765 for £70,000 and a £2...
- (successor to the Oregon and California Railroad) in California and Oregon were revested to the United States, and put under the control of the United States General...
- the jurisdiction, duties and command exercised by the lieutenant were revested in the crown, but the power of recommending for first appointments was...
- establishment of advisory boards that set grazing fees. The Oregon and California Revested Lands Sustained Yield Management Act of 1937, commonly referred as the...
- The Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands (commonly known as O&C Lands), are approximately 2,600,000 acres (1,100,000 ha) of land located in eighteen...
- nobles (the English nobles in feudality to the English Crown) until it was revested into the British monarchy in 1765. The title "Lord" is today used irrespective...
- declared a division of Cambridgeshire, with the right to appoint justices revested in the crown. Following the 1837 Act the Isle maintained separate Quarter...
- of overhauling county government. The Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1747 revested the government of the shires in the Crown, compensating those office holders...
- official do****ents until at least the 17th century. In 1765 the title was revested in the Crown of Great Britain; thus today the title, Lord of Mann, is used...