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cestui

cestui noun: that person; the person in question.

Noun

cestui (plural cestuis or (rare) cestuies)

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

Forms of cestui

pluralcestuis
alternative formcestuy
plural (rare)cestuies

Origin of cestui

From Anglo-Norman.

Words formed from cestui

Questions about cestui

What does cestui mean?
Cestui means that person; the person in question.
What part of speech is cestui?
Cestui is a noun.
What is the plural of cestui?
The plural of cestui is cestuis.

Words near cestui in the dictionary

  1. cestrosphendones
  2. cestrum
  3. cestrums
  4. cests
  5. cestuan
  6. cestui
  7. cestui que
  8. cestui que trust
  9. cestui que use
  10. cestui que vie
  11. cestuies

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