LEGAL WORD
Cestui que trust
Law French term · Trusts
Cestui que trust
- Type: Law French term
- Area of law: Trusts
1 What it means
The beneficiary of a trust, the person for whose benefit property is held.
2 Use it in a sentence
The trustee held the shares for the cestui que trust.
3 Make it stick
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