Cestui

Cestui
Cestuy Ces"tuy or ||Cestui Ces"tui, pron. [Norm. F.] (Law) He; the one. [1913 Webster]

{Cestuy que trust}[norm. F.], a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee. --Wharton.

{Cestuy que use}[Norm. F.], a person for whose use land, etc., is granted to another. [1913 Webster]


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  • cestui — ces·tui / se tē, sā ; ses ˌtwē, ses twē/ n [Anglo French, originally oblique form of cest this person, this]: beneficiary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • cestui — A short form for cest in que trust; the beneficiary of a trust. cestui que trust.The beneficiary of a trust; the person for whose benefit property is held in trust by a trustee. See 54 Am J1st Trusts § 136 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • cestui que trust — / kē trəst, ki / n pl cestuis que trust or cestuis que trus·tent / trəs tənt/ [Anglo French, probably alteration of cestui que use]: the beneficiary of a trust compare trustee Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webs …   Law dictionary

  • cestui que use — ces·tui que use / yüz/ n [Anglo French, the person for whose use (a fief is granted)]: the beneficiary of a use Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cestui que use …   Law dictionary

  • cestui que — (French) The one who. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. cestui que (French: He or she who …   Law dictionary

  • cestui que vie — n. The person whose life determines the duration of a trust or insurance contract. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • Cestui que — Wills, trusts and estates …   Wikipedia

  • cestui que use — /setiy ka yuwz/ He for whose use and benefit lands or tenements are held by another. The cestui que use has the right to receive the profits and benefits of the estate, but the legal title and possession (as well as the duty of defending the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • cestui que use — /setiy ka yuwz/ He for whose use and benefit lands or tenements are held by another. The cestui que use has the right to receive the profits and benefits of the estate, but the legal title and possession (as well as the duty of defending the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • cestui — pron. (Law) that person, he …   English contemporary dictionary

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