- vestment vest·ment n
- ['vɛstmənt]
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vest|ment — «VEHST muhnt», noun. 1. a) one of the garments worn by clergymen, their assistants, the choristers, or other functionaries, in performing sacred duties or on some special occasion. It is often indicative of the wearer s rank or the ceremony being … Useful english dictionary
Vestment — Vest ment, n. [OE. vestement, vestiment, OF. vestement, vestiment, F. v[^e]tement, fr. L. vestimentum, fr. vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment, clothing. See {Vest}.] A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress; specifically (Eccl.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vestment — vest|ment [ˈvestmənt] n [C usually plural] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: vestement, from Latin vestimentum, from vestire; VEST2] a piece of clothing worn by priests during church services … Dictionary of contemporary English
vestment — vest|ment [ vestmənt ] noun count FORMAL a ROBE worn by a priest, or a piece of clothing worn with it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vestment — vest·ment … English syllables
vestment — vest•ment [[t]ˈvɛst mənt[/t]] n. 1) clo a garment, esp. an outer garment 2) clo vestments, attire; clothing 3) clo an official or ceremonial robe 4) rel one of the garments worn by the clergy and their assistants, choristers, etc., during divine… … From formal English to slang
vestment — vestmental /vest men tl/, adj. vestmented, adj. /vest meuhnt/, n. 1. a garment, esp. an outer garment. 2. vestments, Chiefly Literary. attire; clothing. 3. an official or ceremonial robe. 4. Eccles. a. one of the garments worn by the clergy and… … Universalium
investment — money used to purchase any capital items for the business and expected to yield an income. Glossary of Business Terms The creation of more money through the use of capital. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary This has a special regulatory meaning… … Financial and business terms
Investment — In*vest ment, n. 1. The act of investing, or the state of being invested. [1913 Webster] 2. That with which anyone is invested; a vestment. [1913 Webster] Whose white investments figure innocence. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mil.) The act of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
investment — in•vest•ment [[t]ɪnˈvɛst mənt[/t]] n. 1) bus the investing of money or capital for profitable returns 2) bus a particular instance or mode of investing 3) bus a thing invested in, as a business 4) bus something that is invested; sum invested 5)… … From formal English to slang
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
