vested

(verb) provide with power and authority. Synonyms: invest, vest, enthrone. Example: "They vested the council with special rights."

(verb) place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons. Synonyms: vest. Example: "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons."

(verb) become legally vested. Synonyms: vest. Example: "The property vests in the trustees."

(verb) clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments. Synonyms: vest.

(verb) clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes. Synonyms: vest, robe.

(adj) fixed and absolute and without contingency. Example: "A vested right."