Bible Dictionaries
Revest

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(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.

(2):

(v. t.) To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.

(3):

(v. t.) To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Revest'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/revest.html. 1828.