revest.
To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.
Meaning & usage
To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.
To reclothe; to dress again.
To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate
To invest again with possession or office.
to revest a magistrate with authority
To take effect again.
Where this word comes from
From Anglo-Norman revestir, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + to clothe.
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