Estovers

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of estover form-of, plural
  2. 2
    An estover; an allowance made from an estate for a person's support. historical, plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    An allowance or alimony granted to a divorced woman, taken from the husband's estate for her support. historical, plural, plural-only
  4. 4
    An allowance of wood made to a tenant. historical, plural, plural-only
  5. 5
    The freedom of a tenant to take necessary wood from the land occupied by that tenant. historical, plural, plural-only

    "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."

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"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."

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