n. [ L., rich. ] The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's parable of the “Rich Man and Lazarus” (Luke xvi. 19-31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Wretches divested of every moral feeling. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
The tendency of the language to divest itself of its gutturals. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being divested. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of divesting. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Divestiture. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]