Es-tō'vers, n. pl.

n. pl. [O. Fr. estover, estovoir, necessary, necessity, need, from estover, estoveir, estevoir, estovoír, to suit, be fit, be necessary, from estut, third person perfect of ester, from Lat. stare, to stand, or perhaps from studuit, third person perfect of studere, to strive after, to apply one's self to, Gris. stuver, stover, to be obliged or forced, perfect stuvet.] (Law.) 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, &c., of sustenance to a man confined for felony out of his estate, or alimony to a woman divorced out of her husband's estate. Blackstone.