Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estover

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-tover
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 would be taken house-bote and hay-bote and fuel for two hearths, whereas they were previously appendant to only one hearth: wherefore, estovers for house-bote &c. you can not have; and we paray judgment."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: estovers, estover

Usage

Inflected Forms

estovers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

estoverium

Questions

What does estover mean?: An allowance provided from an estate for a person's support; an allowance of wood for repairs, firewood and fencing.
Where does estover come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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