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Cestuy vs Cestus - What's the difference?

cestuy | cestus |

As nouns the difference between cestuy and cestus

is that cestuy is (legal) he; the one; the person in question while cestus is a leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.

cestuy

English

Alternative forms

* cestui

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) he; the one; the person in question

    • Derived terms

    * cestuy que trust * cestuy que use * cestuy que vie (Webster 1913) ----

    cestus

    English

    (wikipedia cestus)

    Noun

    (cesti)
  • A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.
  • * 1994 August, Carl Brown, Nunchucks and Throwing Stars in Your State? A State-byState Survey of Martial Arts Weapons Laws'', '' , page 81,
    • It is against Massachusetts law to carry on your person or in a vehicle any stiletto, dagger, ballistic knife, dirk knife, doubl-edged knife, switchblade knife, slungshot, blowgun, blackjack, metallic knuckles, nunchaku (also referred to as “klackers” or “kung fu sticks” in Massachusetts law), shuriken or similar pointed star-like objects intended to injure a person when thrown, armband with metallic spikes, points or studs, cestus weighted with metal or other substance and worn on the hand, manriki gusari or similar length of chain with weighted ends, or billy club.
  • * 2011, James Edward Raggi, IV, Lamentations of the Flame Princess: Weird Fantasy Role-Playing (Grindhouse Edition)'', ''Rules Book , ISBN 9525904288, page 25:
    • 'Cestus' : This includes all sorts of fist wrappings and brass knuckle weapon types.
  • (obsolete) A girdle, especially that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power to excite love.

    • See also

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