cestui

• cestuy

From Anglo-Norman.

cestui (plural cestuis or (rare) cestuies)

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

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

• C-suite, cueist, custie, cuties

cestuī

1. dative singular of cestus

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.

cestui

1. the person in question