Estovers

An allowance made to a person out of an estate or other thing for hls or her support, as for food and raiment. An allowance (more commonly called "alimony") granted to a woman divorced a mensa et thoro, for her support out of her husband's estate. 1 Bl. Comm. 441. The right or privilege which a tenant has to furnish himself with so much wood from the demised premises as may be sufficient or necessary for his fuel, fences, and other agricultural operations. 2 Bl. Comm. 35; Woodf. Landl. & Ten. 232; Zimmerman v. Shreeve, 59 Md. 363; Lawrence v. Hunter, 9 Watts (Pa.) 78; Livingston v. Reynolds, 2 Hill (N. Y.) 159.

— Common of estovers. A liberty of taking necessary wood for the use or furniture of a house or farm from off another's estate, in common with the owner or with others. 2 Bl. Comm. 35.

<An allowanee made to a person out of an estate or other thing for his or her support, as for food and raiment. An allowance (more commonly called “alimony”) granted to a woian divorced a mensea et thore, for her support out of her lhusband’s estate. 1 1. Couim, 441, The right or privilege which a tenant has to furnish himself with so much wood from the demised premises as may be sufficient or necessary for his fuel, fences, and other agricultural operations. 2B), Comm, 35; Woodf. Landi. & Ten. 232; 10 Wend, 639.

Fr. h Eng. [L. Lat. estoveria, and more anciently estoverium; from Fr. estouver, or estover, to furnish, supply or maintain.] An allowance made to a person out of an estate, or other thing for lus or her support, as for food and raiment^ {in victu et vestitu.) Stat. Gloc. c. 4. See Ustover, Estoverium, An allowance (more commonly called a/emony,) granted to a woman divorced a menaa et thoro, for iier support out of her husband's estate. 1 BL Com. 441. An allowance of wood made to a tenant for life or years; a liberty of taking necessary wood for the use or furniture of his house or farm from ofif the land demised to him. 2 BL Com. 35. 1 Steph. Com. 241, 269. 2 Crabb*s Beal Prop, 76, § 1044. Biuet on Estates, 276, 277. 4 Ken Cs Com, 73. This is the ordinary meaning of the word estovers, which are also called in law botes, embracing the various kinds of house-botef fire-bote, plough- bote, and haybote. See Botes, Estovers are sometimes erroneously confounded with common of estovers, (q. v.) and the distinction is not clearly made by Britton in his 60th chapter J)e renahles estovers,

estates, _ is the right of taking necessary wood for the use or furniture of a house or farm, from off another’s estate. ‘The word bote is used synonymously with the word stovers. 2 BI. Com. 35; Dane’s Ab. Index, h. t.; Woodf. L. & T. 232.