estovers

[e-stoh-verz]

es·to·vers

[e-stoh-verz]
plural noun Law.
necessaries allowed by law, as wood and timber to a tenant or alimony to a spouse.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, noun use of Old French estovoir, estover to be necessary ≪ Latin est opus there is need
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Estovers is always a great word to know.
So is petition. Does it mean:
the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person; the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on
an application for a court order or for some judicial action
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estovers (ɛˈstəʊvəz)
 
pl n
law a right allowed by law to tenants of land to cut timber, esp for fuel and repairs
 
[C15: from Anglo-French, plural of estover, n use of Old French estovoir to be necessary, from Latin est opus there is need]

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