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Vest, West, v. P.p. also vest, weast, vestitit, -ut. [e.m.E. vest (1475), OF vestir, L. vestīre.]

I. 1. tr. To place (property) in someone's possession. c1420 Wynt. viii 7099.
All Gaskone wyth the pertanance To be seysit and westyte [C. westit] He and all his airis

2. To place (a person) in possession of a feudal holding, to establish in an office. Chiefly in collocation with Ses(e v.¹ Chiefly in passive, const. in or of the property.See Ses(e v.¹ 1 c for further examples. 1299–1325 Reg. Episc. Morav. 147.
[Quatuor bovatas terre … de quibus dictus Thomas pater ejus vestitus obiit et saysitus 1333 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 53.]
Predecessores dicti Reginaldi … fuerunt vestiti et saisiti vt de feodo de terris predictis hereditarie(1) 1425 Coldingham Ct. Roll MS.
Of all the landis … that John the Ros deit vestit & sesit of 1454–5 Soc. Ant. Chart. (Reg. H.) No. 7.
Vestite 1466 Acts Lords Auditors 4/1.
Vther landis that hir husband deit vestit & sesit of 1478 Acts Lords of Council I 7/1.
Thai fand that the said vmquhile Herbert deit last vest & sesit of the said landis 1496–7 Acts Lords of Council II 62.
Al utheris landis quhilkis the sade umquhile Nichole … deit last vestit and saisit of as of fee 1514–5 Fife Sheriff Ct. 6.
Of all and sindry the landis of Anstrothir and of the myl of the samyne … and of all wthir landis and annuel rentis of the quhilkis he deit westit and sesit within the said schirefdome(2) 1476 Acts Lords Auditors 42/1.
Thai fund in the retour vmquhile Alexander Napar of Merchanstoun … sesit & nocht vestite in a land & tenement lyande in the burgh of Edinburgh 1488–9 Acts Lords Auditors 127/2.
Thai fand … that the said … James deit last vestitt & sesit as of fee in the landis of Langbank, Hilhed … & the Cordanaris tak 1519 Reg. Privy S. I 475/2.
All landis … at he deit vestit and sesit in 1543–4 Reg. Privy S. III 101/2.
The landis of Quhitslaid … being in oure soverane ladeis handis … sen the deces of umquhill Katherine Adamsoun quhilk deit last vestit and sesit thairintill 1562 Montgomery Mem. II 191.
To west and seis the saidis Thomas in the saidis landis 1563 Reg. Privy C. I 246.
He wes sufficientlie vestit and saisit in the saidis landis and mylnis befoir the deceis of his said umquhill father 1589 Burntisland B. Ct. 24 Oct.
Ane … clame … to … ane portione off land … Quhairin the said vmquhill Johine … deit last weast and seasit 1606 Melrose Reg. Rec. I 14.
Thai deccerne the said William Robesone to be nixt and laufull aire to the said … Thomas in generall conforme to his clame, that he deyt, vest, and seaseit into, at the faith and peace of our soverane lord the king 1607 Glasgow Protocols Abstracts X 135.
To succeed to him in all landis annual rentis, quhairintill the said Robert … deit last vest and seasit into, at the faith and peace of our soveren lord 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i 64.
Quhither ane man deceissed vested and saised in lands, as of fie (irredimable) or as lands wadset (vnder reversion)(3) 1446 Misc. Spald. C. V 285.
We … determynise the said Alexander … lachfull … ayer till his fadir … of all and sundry the lands the quhilks his forsaid fadir … deit, vest and seised as of fee 1466 Acts Lords Auditors 4/1.
In sa fer as hir husband deit vest & sesit 1502 Acts Lords of Council III 176.
[She] rasit brevis of teyrce … till have bene servit apone the landis of the sade umquhile Robert, hir spous, deit last vestitit, and saisit as of fee 1521 Fife Sheriff Ct. 236.
Vestitut 1557 Inverness Rec. I 6.
For sesing takyn of all landis Wilyam Paterson his fadyr deit last vestit and sesit conforme to his serwing 1563 Dumfries B. Ct. 186b.
The instrumentts producit … to preiff the acclame of the said Patrik … that the said vmquhill John Lawtson deit last vest & sesit contenand in the said acclame producit be thaim

3. To invest (a person) with the authority to act in a particular capacity. 1516 Fife Sheriff Ct. 144.
I inducit & westit the said Andro as actornay for the said Williame

II. 4. To robe, clothe (a person) in (to), with ecclesiastical vestments, royal robes, etc. Chiefly in p.p. Also reflex. Only in verse.(1) 1460 Hay Alex. 17484.
The kirkmen of the tempill, and the prelate, With reliquis west[i]t [B. ? westat] come with grete estate 1513 Doug. vii i 4.
Heich abuf … cleirly schane Aurora vestit into brovn sanguane 1513 Doug. vii x 29.
In rob ryall vestit … And rich purpour 15.. Clariodus iv 1553.
Thir valiant lordis vestit all in quhyte(2) 15.. Clariodus v 2737.
The king … In both his handis he tuike his royall croun And put it on Palexis heid … In his rob royall alse he did him vest(3) reflex. 15.. Clariodus iv 1177.
The queine in chalmer vestit hir all new Into ane lustie goune of velvote blew