estovers

[ e-stoh-verz ]

/ ɛˈstoʊ vərz /

plural noun Law.

necessaries allowed by law, as wood and timber to a tenant or alimony to a spouse.

Origin of estovers

1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French, noun use of Old French estovoir, estover to be necessary ≪ Latin est opus there is need

Words nearby estovers

esto perpetua, estoppage, estoppel, Estoril, Estournelles de Constant, d', estovers, Estrace, Estrada Cabrera, estrade, estradiol, estragon

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Example sentences from the Web for estovers

It would be strange to my purpose to discuss the details of common of estovers, of turbary, or of fishery.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
The various kinds of estovers were thus known as house-bote, cart or plough-bote, hedge or hay-bote, and fire-bote respectively.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
Common of estovers is the liberty of taking the necessary wood for a house or farm from another's estate.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Moreover, the statutes have never enabled an inclosure to be made against commoners entitled to estovers or turbary.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for estovers

estovers

/ (ɛˈstəʊvəz) /

pl n

law a right allowed by law to tenants of land to cut timber, esp for fuel and repairs

Word Origin for estovers

C15: from Anglo-French, plural of estover, n use of Old French estovoir to be necessary, from Latin est opus there is need

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	estovers
释义	estovers [ e-stoh-verz ] / ɛˈstoʊ vərz / plural noun Law. necessaries allowed by law, as wood and timber to a tenant or alimony to a spouse. Origin of estovers 1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French, noun use of Old French estovoir, estover to be necessary ≪ Latin est opus there is need Words nearby estovers esto perpetua, estoppage, estoppel, Estoril, Estournelles de Constant, d', estovers, Estrace, Estrada Cabrera, estrade, estradiol, estragon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for estovers It would be strange to my purpose to discuss the details of common of estovers, of turbary, or of fishery. Villainage in England\|Paul Vinogradoff The various kinds of estovers were thus known as house-bote, cart or plough-bote, hedge or hay-bote, and fire-bote respectively. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7\|Various Common of estovers is the liberty of taking the necessary wood for a house or farm from another's estate. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various Moreover, the statutes have never enabled an inclosure to be made against commoners entitled to estovers or turbary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for estovers estovers / (ɛˈstəʊvəz) / pl n law a right allowed by law to tenants of land to cut timber, esp for fuel and repairs Word Origin for estovers C15: from Anglo-French, plural of estover, n use of Old French estovoir to be necessary, from Latin est opus there is need Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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