† revestmentn.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: revest v.², -ment suffix.

Etymology: < revest v.² + -ment suffix, probably after French revêtement, †revestement, †revestiment revêtement n. (although the passage translated in quot. 1684 does not contain the French noun). Compare later revêtement n., revetment n.

Obsolete. rare.

A facing of masonry or other material used to fortify, support, or protect a wall, embankment, etc.; = revetment n.

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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > retaining wall > construction of

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1684 tr. Siege Luxembourg 17 They have three stories of Battlements, with a revested Ditch,..in the Revestment whereof are Caponieres.

1745 Governor Mascarene Let. 15 Mar. in T. B. Akins Sel. Publ. Docs. Province Nova Scotia (1869) 150 Two Bastions have almost entirely been revested;..the old revestments..would in a little while longer have tumbled down.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

revestmentn.²

Brit.

/ˌriːˈvɛs(t)m(ə)nt/, U.S.

/riˈvɛs(t)m(ə)nt/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: revest v.¹, -ment suffix.

Etymology: < revest v.¹ (compare revest v.¹ II.) + -ment suffix.

The return of a territory, piece of land, etc., to the control of a monarch or other authority; an instance of this.Originally and chiefly with reference to the Isle of Man, which was revested in the British Crown in 1765.

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1794 D. Robertson Tour through Isle of Man iii. 17 The Revestment of the Island in the Crown of Great Britain..soon proved the fountain of all the blessings they now enjoy.

1847 J. B. Laughton Johnson's Guide Isle of Mann viii. 68 The Castle Maze..was afterwards commuted for a payment in money, which was one of the droits of the Lord Proprietor transferred to the Crown at the Revestment.

1909 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 3 127 Under the old theory of conquest it was held that on an invader acquiring firm possession of the hostile territory sovereignty over that territory and its inhabitants passed to him, subject to revestment by reoccupation or the treaty of peace.

1951 Jrnl. Compar. Legislation & Internat. Law 33 79 The Guildford Old Cemetery (Lands Revestment) Act.—Revests in the Crown the old Guildford Cemetery for the purpose of road widening.

1999 Eng. Hist. Rev. 114 986 The tensions and strains that led to the eventual (and still contentious) revestment of the island in the British Crown in 1765.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	revestment
释义	† revestmentn.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: revest v.², -ment suffix. Etymology: < revest v.² + -ment suffix, probably after French revêtement, †revestement, †revestiment revêtement n. (although the passage translated in quot. 1684 does not contain the French noun). Compare later revêtement n., revetment n. Obsolete. rare. A facing of masonry or other material used to fortify, support, or protect a wall, embankment, etc.; = revetment n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > retaining wall > construction of revestment1745 revetment1846 revetting1851 1684 tr. Siege Luxembourg 17 They have three stories of Battlements, with a revested Ditch,..in the Revestment whereof are Caponieres. 1745 Governor Mascarene Let. 15 Mar. in T. B. Akins Sel. Publ. Docs. Province Nova Scotia (1869) 150 Two Bastions have almost entirely been revested;..the old revestments..would in a little while longer have tumbled down. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020). revestmentn.² Brit. /ˌriːˈvɛs(t)m(ə)nt/, U.S. /riˈvɛs(t)m(ə)nt/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: revest v.¹, -ment suffix. Etymology: < revest v.¹ (compare revest v.¹ II.) + -ment suffix. The return of a territory, piece of land, etc., to the control of a monarch or other authority; an instance of this.Originally and chiefly with reference to the Isle of Man, which was revested in the British Crown in 1765. ΚΠ 1794 D. Robertson Tour through Isle of Man iii. 17 The Revestment of the Island in the Crown of Great Britain..soon proved the fountain of all the blessings they now enjoy. 1847 J. B. Laughton Johnson's Guide Isle of Mann viii. 68 The Castle Maze..was afterwards commuted for a payment in money, which was one of the droits of the Lord Proprietor transferred to the Crown at the Revestment. 1909 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 3 127 Under the old theory of conquest it was held that on an invader acquiring firm possession of the hostile territory sovereignty over that territory and its inhabitants passed to him, subject to revestment by reoccupation or the treaty of peace. 1951 Jrnl. Compar. Legislation & Internat. Law 33 79 The Guildford Old Cemetery (Lands Revestment) Act.—Revests in the Crown the old Guildford Cemetery for the purpose of road widening. 1999 Eng. Hist. Rev. 114 986 The tensions and strains that led to the eventual (and still contentious) revestment of the island in the British Crown in 1765. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1684n.²1794
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