cestui que trust

cestui que trust
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. . 1996.

cestui que trust
n.
The person who has a beneficial interest in a trust; the beneficiary.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


cestui que trust
an archaic term in English law for the beneficiary under a trust.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.

cestui que trust
n.
   (properly pronounced [ses-tee kay], but lawyers popularly pronounce it setty kay) from old French.
   1) an old-fashioned expression for the beneficiary of a trust.
   2) "the one who trusts" or the person who will benefit from the trust and will receive payments or a future distribution from the trust's assets.
   See also: beneficiary

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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  • cestui que trust — (ˌ)kē.ˈtrəst, ˌkwe.ˈ noun (plural cestuis que trust or cestuis que trustent ˈtrəst) Etymology: Anglo French, literally, he for whom (the) trust (is held) : a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property the legal interest in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cestui que trust — cestuis que trustent, beneficiary of a trust, one who will benefit from the trust …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cestui que trust — /ˌsɛtə ki ˈtrʌst/ (say .setuh kee trust) noun Law beneficiary of a trust. {Old French} …  

  • 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 — Wills, trusts and estates …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • estate of cestui que trust — See trust estate …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Cestuy que trust — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cestui que vie — /setiy ka viy/ The person whose life measures the duration of a trust, gift, estate, or insurance contract. Person on whose life insurance is written. The person for whose life any lands, tenements, or hereditaments are held …   Black's law dictionary

  • cestui que vie — /setiy ka viy/ The person whose life measures the duration of a trust, gift, estate, or insurance contract. Person on whose life insurance is written. The person for whose life any lands, tenements, or hereditaments are held …   Black's law dictionary

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