cestui que vie
noun
-ˈvē
plural cestuis que vie
1
: the person whose life measures the duration of an estate
2
: the person on whose life an insurance policy is written
Word History
Etymology
Anglo-French, literally, he for whose lifetime (something is held)
- controllable
- controlled
- controlled experiment
- controlled experiments
- controlled school
- controlled substance
- controller
- controllers
- controllership
- controllerships
- controlless
- controlling
- controlling account
- controlling interest
- controllingly
- controlment
- controlments
- controls
- contronym
- contronyms
- controversal
- controverse
- controversial
- controversialism
- controversialisms