estovers

estovers is the plural of estover.

Noun

estovers pl (plural only)

(historical, plural, plural-only) An estover; an allowance made from an estate for a person's support.
(historical, plural, plural-only) An allowance or alimony granted to a divorced woman, taken from the husband's estate for her support.
(historical, plural, plural-only) An allowance of wood made to a tenant.
(historical, plural, plural-only) The freedom of a tenant to take necessary wood from the land occupied by that tenant.
- It seemed to have been generally understood that the lord could not approve, where the commoners had a right of turbary, piscary, of digging sand, or of taking any species of estovers upon the common.1770, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England

estover (usually uncountable, plural estovers)

(archaic, usually) An allowance provided from an estate for a person's support; an allowance of wood for repairs, firewood and fencing.
- Your husband was seised of only one carucate of land, to which was appurtenant house-bote and hay-bote to be taken in that wood for burning at only one hearth in his chief messuage ; and if you by reason of your third part could in that wood take house-bote and hay-bote at your pleasure, there...1873, Alfred John Horwood, Year Books of the Reign of King Edward the First: XXI-XXII
(usually) Estovers.

What does estovers mean?: Estovers means an estover; an allowance made from an estate for a person's support.
What is estovers the plural of?: Estovers is the plural of estover.
What part of speech is estovers?: Estovers is a noun.

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