vested
vested Lexical Profile
vested Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Secured in the possession of or assigned to a person as a fixed, unconditional, and legally enforceable right, especially regarding property, benefits, or retirement funds.
"Employees become fully vested in the company pension plan after five years of continuous service."
Clothed or robed, especially in liturgical vestments or ceremonial garments, or wearing a waistcoat.
"The vested choir processed down the center aisle at the beginning of the cathedral service."
• Rhymes for vested
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'vest', which comes from Old French 'vestir' and Latin 'vestire' meaning 'to clothe'. In medieval law and church ceremonies, officials were symbolically clothed in robes of office when granted authority or property, giving rise to the legal meaning of guaranteed rights.