单词 | estovers |
释义 | estovers/ɪˈstəʊvəz![]() plural noun (usually common/right of estovers) British, chiefly historical The right to take wood from land one does not own, especially land of which one is the tenant or lessee: they exercised their rights of common and estovers of dead and dry wood in the forest...
OriginLate 15th century: plural of Anglo-Norman French estover, noun use of a verb meaning 'be necessary', based on Latin est opus 'it is necessary'. |
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