DE ESTOVERIIS HABENDIS

de estoveriis habendis

de estoveriis habendis (dee es-t[schwa]-veer-ee-is h[schwa]-ben-dis), n. [Law Latin “for having estovers”] Hist. A writ allowing a wife divorced a mensa et thoro (“from bed and board”) to recover alimony or estovers. — Often shortened to estoveriis habendis. “In case of divorce a mensa et thoro, the law allows alimony to the wife which is

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