Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estovers

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-tovers
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of estover

noun

An estover; an allowance made from an estate for a person's support.

noun

An allowance or alimony granted to a divorced woman, taken from the husband's estate for her support.

noun

An allowance of wood made to a tenant.

noun

The freedom of a tenant to take necessary wood from the land occupied by that tenant.

Example Sentences

"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."

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Synonyms

bote

Questions

What does estovers mean?: plural of estover

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