cestui

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English

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Noun

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cestui (plural cestuis)

  1. Alternative form of cestuy

Anagrams

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Latin

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Noun

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cestuī

  1. dative singular of cestus

Old French

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Etymology

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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

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cestui

  1. the person in question
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