Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Estovers \Es*to"vers\, n. pl. [OF. estoveir, estovoir,
   necessary, necessity, need, prop. an infin. meaning to suit,
   be fit, be necessary. See {Stover}.] (Law)
   Necessaries or supples; 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 of his
   estate, or alimony to a woman divorced out of her husband's
   estate. --Blackstone.

   {Common of estovers}. See under {Common}, n.