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res·er·va·tion \R ˌrezərˈvāshən or sometimes -zəˈv- by r-dissimilation, -R -zəˈv-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English reservacioun, from Middle French reservation, from reserver to reserve + -ation 1. : an act of reserving something (as for a particular use or the use of a particular person or group) < reservation of rights by the states > as a. Christian religion (1) : retention of tithes (2) : retention of the right of nomination to a vacant benefice (3) : retention of the power of absolution in particular cases (4) : retention of a portion of the eucharistic elements for adoration by those worshiping at the church or for the administration of communion to the sick b. (1) : the act or fact of a grantor's reserving some new thing out of the thing granted and not in esse as such before; also : the right or interest so reserved or the clause by which it is reserved — distinguished from exception (2) : exception 4b, proviso c. (1) obsolete : a keeping concealed of something pertinent : a holding back (2) : the setting of limiting conditions or withholding from complete exposition < answered without reservation > d. : an engaging in advance of some accomodation or service < the reservation of a hotel room > also : a promise, guarantee, or record of such engagement < it is advisable to telegraph for reservations > 2. : something that is reserved: as a. (1) : a limiting condition : limitation < agreed with several reservations to their plan > (2) obsolete : something kept hidden : a deceptively expressed statement (as an answer) b. (1) : a tract of public land set aside for a particular purpose (as schools, forest, or the use of Indians) (2) : an area in which hunting is not permitted; especially : one set aside as a secure breeding place for game birds or mammals Synonyms: see condition • - off the reservation |