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- noun archaic (law, history) An allowance provided from an estate for a person's support; an allowance of wood for repairs, firewood and fencing.
- noun law, history
Estovers .
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The men of Awre were allowed, by custom, pasturage in the Forest; those of Rodley, estover, dead and dry wood, with pannage and food for cattle as well.
The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846
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