单词 | reservance |
释义 | reservancen. rare. 1. The action or fact of reserving something; reservation. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > reserving for oneself or another reservance1550 reservation1608 1550 in Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation (1681) (modernized text) II. Coll. Rec. 201 We are pleased, that the Reservance of our Rights and Titles, mentioned in our former Articles sent to our said Commissioners, be in general words. 1846 Littleton's Tenures 128 If one of two joint-tenants leases for his life, this is a reservance of the joint-tenancy. 1893 E. K. Mitchell tr. A. von Harnack Outl. Hist. Dogma ii. ii. viii. 481 Upon this sacrament the power of jurisdiction exerted an influence (reservance of cases for the pope). ΚΠ 1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies xvi. 125 Her foote most gingerly paced, for more state-reservance. 1635 R. Brathwait tr. M. Silesio Arcadian Princesse Opinion sig. *8v He demeaned himselfe with such cautious reservance and judicious prudence, as [etc.]. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > capacity for fastnessOE retention?a1425 retinencya1640 reservance1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 131 The eares implying attention,..the hooked bill, reservance and tenacity. View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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