cestui

English

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Alternative forms

• cestuy

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman.

Noun

cestui (plural cestuis or (rare) cestuies)

1. (law, obsolete) That person; the person in question.

Derived terms

• cestui que
• cestui que trust
• cestui que use
• cestui que vie

Anagrams

• C-suite, cueist, custie, cuties

Latin

Noun

cestuī

1. dative singular of cestus

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ecce istūi, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of *ecce iste, from Latin ecce + istī, influenced by cui (“to whom”). Compare Romanian acestui, Italian costui.

Pronoun

cestui

1. the person in question