Vested vs Rested - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between vested and rested

is that vested is settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies while rested is recovered.

is that vested is past tense of vest while rested is past tense of rest.

(en adjective)

(legal) Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.

(en)

Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.

The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal.

* vested interest

(head)

(vest)

(en adjective)

recovered

(head)

(rest)