transitive. To reinstate or replace (a person, now esp. a ruler) in a former office, dignity, or estate.

transitive. To put (a person) in possession of something again; to replace in or restore to a former position or dignity. With in, of, with. Obsolete.

transitive. Chiefly Scottish. To restore (a person) to a state or position previously held; to reinstate; (also) to restore possession of a thing to…

transitive. To reinvest with authority, ownership, office, right, or entitlement; to reinstate with (also †in, †into) something. Now rare. Cf…

transitive. To install again.

transitive. To put (a former ruler) back on the throne; to reinstate in a former position or office. Also reflexive. Occasionally figurative.

transitive. To reinstall or re-establish (a person or thing) in a former position, condition, etc. Also occasionally intransitive.

transitive. To restore (a person) to office. Cf. rehabilitate, v. 1a. Obsolete. rare.