cestui
English
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editFrom Anglo-Norman.
Noun
editcestui (plural cestuis or (rare) cestuies)
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editcestuī
Old French
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editFrom 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
editcestui
- the person in question
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