cestui
obsolete
cestui is spelled C-E-S-T-U-I: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cestui means “That person; the person in question” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cestui is cestuis; Wiktionary also lists cestuies (rare).
How many letters and syllables are in cestui?
| Letters | 6: C-E-S-T-U-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cestui?
Cestui appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cestui
- cestuy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cestui mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThat person; the person in question.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cestui come from?
From Anglo-Norman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).