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单词 estovers
释义

estovers

[ e-stoh-verz ]
/ ɛˈstoʊ vərz /

plural noun Law.

necessaries allowed by law, as wood and timber to a tenant or alimony to a spouse.

Origin of estovers

1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French, noun use of Old French estovoir, estover to be necessary ≪ Latin est opus there is need

Words nearby estovers

esto perpetua, estoppage, estoppel, Estoril, Estournelles de Constant, d', estovers, Estrace, Estrada Cabrera, estrade, estradiol, estragon
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Example sentences from the Web for estovers

  • It would be strange to my purpose to discuss the details of common of estovers, of turbary, or of fishery.

    Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
  • The various kinds of estovers were thus known as house-bote, cart or plough-bote, hedge or hay-bote, and fire-bote respectively.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
  • Common of estovers is the liberty of taking the necessary wood for a house or farm from another's estate.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
  • Moreover, the statutes have never enabled an inclosure to be made against commoners entitled to estovers or turbary.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for estovers

estovers
/ (ɛˈstəʊvəz) /

pl n

law a right allowed by law to tenants of land to cut timber, esp for fuel and repairs

Word Origin for estovers

C15: from Anglo-French, plural of estover, n use of Old French estovoir to be necessary, from Latin est opus there is need
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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