revest

Meaning

Verb

• To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.
• To reclothe; to dress again.
• To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate
• To invest again with possession or office.
• To take effect again.

Origin

• From Anglo-Norman revestir, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + vestīre.