In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CESTUIS
Noun
cestuis
plural of cestui
Anagrams
• C-suites, cueists, custies, cutsies, ictuses
Source: Wiktionary
CESTUI
Ces"tuy or Ces"tui, pron. Etym: [Norm. F.] (Law)
Definition: He; the one. Cestuy que trust ( Etym: [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 ( Etym: [Norm. F.], a person for whose use land, etc., is granted to another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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