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estovers
pl. n. The right to cut timber for certain purposes from land not in one’s own absolute ownership. The right arises in favour of a lessee or tenant for life under a settlement of the land and it can exist as a à prendre">profit à prendre. Estovers comprise the right to take timber as: (1) house bote, for repairing a dwelling or for use as firewood in it; (2) plough bote, for repairing farm implements; and (3) hay bote, for repairing fences. In each case the lessee or tenant may take only sufficient timber for present needs and not for future requirements. Estovers as profits à prendre are usually appurtenant. |