estover

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English estovers pl, from Old French estover (“obligation”). === Noun === estover (usually uncountable, plural estovers) (archaic, law, history) An allowance provided from an estate for a person's support; an allowance of wood for repairs, firewood and fencing. (law, history) Estovers. ==== Usage notes ==== Now only used in the plural. ==== Related terms ==== estoverium === References === A Law Dictionary and Glossary: Containing Full Definitions of the Principal Terms of the Common and Civil Law, page 565 === Anagrams === e-voters, overset, revotes, vetoers == Old French == === Verb === estover (impersonal) alternative form of estovoir ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem estuev distinct from the unstressed stem estov, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. === Noun === estover oblique singular, m (oblique plural estovers, nominative singular estovers, nominative plural estover) alternative form of estovoir