"cestui" meaning in Old French

See cestui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|VL.||*ecce istūi}} Vulgar Latin *ecce istūi, {{der|fro|la|ecce}} Latin ecce, {{cog|ro|acestui}} Romanian acestui, {{cog|it|costui}} Italian costui Head templates: {{head|fro|pronoun|cat2=subject pronouns}} cestui
  1. the person in question
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