5. (Law) To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with an
estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or
future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested in possession. Bouvier.
Vest (?), v. i. To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a
title or right; — followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor,
the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.
Ves"ta (?), n. [L. Vesta, akin to Gr. &?; Vesta, &?; the hearth of the
house, and perhaps to Skr. ush to burn (see East), or perhaps to Skr.
vas to dwell, and E. was.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) One of the great divinities
of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a
virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it,
and the family round it.
2. (Astron.) An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in
1807.