Definition of Vestid
Vest"ed (?), a. 1.
Clothed; robed; wearing vestments. "The vested priest."
Milton.
2. (Law) Not in a state of contingency or
suspension; fixed; as, vested rights; vested
interests.
Vested legacy (Law), a legacy the right to
which commences in præsenti, and does not depend on a
contingency; as, a legacy to one to be paid when he attains to twenty-one
years of age is a vested legacy, and if the legatee dies before the
testator, his representative shall receive it. Blackstone. --
Vested remainder (Law), an estate settled, to
remain to a determined person, after the particular estate is spent.
Blackstone. Kent.
Vest"ed (?), a. 1.
Clothed; robed; wearing vestments. "The vested priest."
Milton.
2. (Law) Not in a state of contingency or
suspension; fixed; as, vested rights; vested
interests.
Vested legacy (Law), a legacy the right to
which commences in præsenti, and does not depend on a
contingency; as, a legacy to one to be paid when he attains to twenty-one
years of age is a vested legacy, and if the legatee dies before the
testator, his representative shall receive it. Blackstone. --
Vested remainder (Law), an estate settled, to
remain to a determined person, after the particular estate is spent.
Blackstone. Kent.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (law) settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies
- dressed or clothed, especially in vestments
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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