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Estovers \Es*to"vers\ ([e^]s*t[=o]"v[~e]rz), n. pl. [OF.
estoveir, estovoir, necessary, necessity, need, prop. an
infin. meaning to suit, be fit, be necessary. See {Stover}.]
(Law)
Necessaries or supplies; 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 out of
his estate, or alimony to a woman divorced out of her
husband's estate. --Blackstone.
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{Common of estovers}. See under {Common}, n.
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