estovers
Meanings
noun
- plural of estover
noun
- An estover; an allowance made from an estate for a person's support.
- An allowance or alimony granted to a divorced woman, taken from the husband's estate for her support.
- An allowance of wood made to a tenant.
- The freedom of a tenant to take necessary wood from the land occupied by that tenant.
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