Definitions for "Estovers"
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.
The lumber or wood that a renter or tenant is permitted to get from a manager or landlord's property.Estovers are usually intended to be used for repairs or fuel for the rented or occupied property.
Wood which a tenant is allowed to take from the landlord's premises for the necessary fuel, implements, repairs, etc., of himself and his (resident) servants.
The legally supported right to take necessities from property. Contrast with waste.