Convest
/kənˈvɛst/noun
An obsolete verb meaning to clothe, dress, or invest with clothing.
Did you know?Convest belongs to the same ancient clothing family as “vest” and “travesty,” whose original sense involved disguising or changing someone’s appearance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wes-
“To clothe or put on garments”
Classical Latin
Latin
vestīre
“To clothe or dress”
Late Latin
Latin
convēstīre
“To clothe completely or cover with garments”
Medieval English
English
convesten
“To clothe or dress; an obsolete borrowing associated with Latin convestīre”
Modern English
English
convest
“To clothe, dress, or invest with clothing; now obsolete”