Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
cestui .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- pronoun (Law) He; the one.
- pronoun a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee.
- pronoun a person for whose use land, etc., is granted to another.
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- noun law
he ; theone ; the person in question
Etymologies
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Middle French
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Examples
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Cestui que (also cestuy que) (English pronunciation:/ˈsɛstwi keɪ/) is a shortened version of cestui a que use le feoffment fuit fait, literally, “The person for whose use the feoffment was made.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » The influence of French words in English legal terminology 2010
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Cestui que (also cestuy que) (English pronunciation: /ˈsɛstwi keɪ/) is a shortened version of cestui a que use le feoffment fuit fait, literally, “The person for whose use the feoffment was made.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » The influence of French words in English legal terminology 2010
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