cestui

English

Noun

cestui (plural cestuis)

1. Alternative form of cestuy

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