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Estovers
Pronunciation : Es*to"vers
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. estoveir, estovoir, necessary, necessity, need, prop. an infin. meaning to suit, be fit, be necessary. See Stover.] (Law)
Definition : Defn: Necessaries or supples; an allowance to a person out of an estate or other thing for support; as of wood to a tenant for life, etc., of sustenance to a man confined for felony of his estate, or alimony to a woman divorced out of her husband's estate. Blackstone. Common of estovers. See under Common, n.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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