[ɛˈstəʊvəz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the right to take wood from land one does not own, especially land of which one is the tenant or lessee
(e.g: they exercised their rights of common and estovers of dead and dry wood in the forest)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: plural of Anglo-Norman French estover, noun use of a verb meaning ‘be necessary’, based on Latin est opus ‘it is necessary’