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Definition of Estover
1. Noun. (archaic) (legal history) An allowance provided from an estate for a person's support; an allowance of wood for repairs, firewood and fencing. ¹
2. Noun. (legal history) Estovers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Estover
1. a legal right to necessities [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Estover
Literary usage of Estover
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"Stot. [Sw. stut, a bull, D. stooten, to push, to butt.} A young bullock, ie one
under two years old. Stever. [O.Fr. estover ..."
2. Year Books of Edward II. by Great Britain, Frederic William Maitland (1903)
"... a writ of dower and demanded the third part of a reasonable estover, to wit,
... a reasonable estover and the heir is to have an estover for his house, ..."
3. The Publications of the Selden Society by Selden Society (1903)
"... a writ of dower and demanded the third part of a reasonable estover, to wit,
... a reasonable estover and the heir is to have an estover for his house, ..."
4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"The right of estover is an incident of the usual forms of subordinate tenancy—for
life, for years, ..."
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