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   Res·er·va·tion

   /ˌrezərˈvāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of reserving something: "the reservation of positions for non-Americans"
   • ▪ an arrangement whereby something, especially a seat or room, is booked or reserved for a particular person: "do you have a reservation?" Similar advance bookingbookingprior arrangementcharter/hire arrangementsdated:engagementbookingorderingarrangementprearrangementsecuringcharterhiredated:engagementengaging
   • ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) the practice of retaining a portion of the consecrated elements after mass for communion of the sick or as a focus for devotion.
   • 2. a qualification to an expression of agreement or approval; a doubt: "some generals voiced reservations about making air strikes" Similar doubtqualmscruplemisgivingsskepticismuneasehesitationhesitancydemurreluctanceobjectiondemurrerOpposite confidence
   • 3. an area of land set aside for occupation by North American Indians or Australian Aboriginal people: "the boy's family live on a reservation" Similar reservepreserveenclavesanctuaryareaterritoryhomeland
   • 4. a right or interest retained in an estate being conveyed: "the retention of a right to enter the demised property will be a reservation"
   • 5. (in the Roman Catholic Church) the action of a superior of reserving to himself the power of absolution.
   • ▪ a right reserved to the Pope of nomination to a vacant benefice.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the Pope's right of nomination to a benefice): from Old French, or from late Latin reservatio(n-), from reservare ‘keep back’ (see reserve).

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