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/e stoh"veuhrz/, n.pl. Law.necessaries allowed by law, as wood and timber to a tenant or alimony to a spouse.[1250-1300; ME < AF, n. use of OF estovoir, estover to be necessary L est opus there is need]
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Estovers — Es*to vers ([e^]s*t[=o] v[ e]rz), n. pl. [OF. estoveir, estovoir, necessary, necessity, need, prop. an infin. meaning to suit, be fit, be necessary. See {Stover}.] (Law) Necessaries or supplies; an allowance to a person out of an estate or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
estovers — es·to·vers /es tō vərz/ n pl [Anglo French, plural of estover necessity, allowance, from estoveir to be necessary, from Old French, ultimately from Latin est opus it is necessary]: necessary supplies; esp: wood that a tenant is allowed to take… … Law dictionary
estovers — [es tō′vərz] pl.n. [ME < OFr estovoir, to be necessary (inf. used as n.) < L est opus, it is needed] certain reasonable necessities allowed by law, as wood taken by a tenant for fuel or repairs … English World dictionary
Estovers — In former English law, estovers is wood that a tenant is allowed to take, for life or a period of years, from the land he holds for the repair of his house, the implements of husbandry, hedges and fences, and for firewood. The word derives the… … Wikipedia
estovers — [ɪ stəʊvəz, ɛ ] plural noun (usu. common/right of estovers) Brit., chiefly historical the right to take wood for fuel, repairs, or other necessary purpose from land which one does not own, especially land of which one is the tenant or lessee.… … English new terms dictionary
estovers — n. essentials allowed by the law (child support, alimony payments, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
Estovers — The right to gather wood … Medieval glossary
estovers — es·to·vers … English syllables
estovers — /əsˈtoʊvəz/ (say uhs tohvuhz), /ɛs / (say es ) plural noun Law necessaries allowed by law, as wood and timber to a tenant, alimony to a wife, etc. {Anglo French: necessities, properly estover, infinitive, be necessary, from Roman estopēre, from… …
estovers — The right of a tenant of farm land, whether for life or for years, to take from the leased premises such amount of wood or timber as is sufficient or necessary for fuel, the repair of buildings, the repair of implements of husbandry, the repair… … Ballentine's law dictionary
