English Explanatory Dictionary

estover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An allowance provided from an estate for a person's support; an allowance of wood for repairs, firewood and fencing.
Estovers.

Word forms

estover estovers

Etymology

From Middle English estovers pl, from Old French estover (“obligation”).

Related words

estoverium

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