vest

Provide with power and authority.

“They vested the council with special rights”

Clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes.

Become legally vested.

“The property vests in the trustees”

Clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments.

Place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons.

“She vested her vast fortune in her two sons”

A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat.

A collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body.