estovers
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Their rights of usufruct, grazing, pannage, estovers, turbary and piscary survived for many centuries before being terminated: first informally, later in wholesale acts of enclosure.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2011
That all the wood or timber which shall hereafter grow upon the remaining 13,000 acres shall absolutely belong to his Majesty, discharged from all estovers for ever, and pannage for twenty years next ensuing.
From The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account by H. G. (Henry George) Nicholls
Moreover, the statutes have never enabled an inclosure to be made against commoners entitled to estovers or turbary.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
The various kinds of estovers were thus known as house-bote, cart or plough-bote, hedge or hay-bote, and fire-bote respectively.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
Common of estovers is the liberty of taking the necessary wood for a house or farm from another's estate.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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