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| res·er·va·tion [ rèzzər váysh'n ] |
noun (plural res·er·va·tions) |
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1. arrangement made beforehand: an advance booking, e.g. of a seat, hotel room, or ticket
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2. place arranged beforehand: something booked in advance, e.g. a seat, hotel room, or ticket
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3. act of arranging beforehand: the act of booking something in advance
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4. land set aside: an area of land set aside for a special purpose, especially in North America for the use of a Native North American people
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5. keeping something back: the act of withholding something, or an instance of so doing
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6. limiting condition: a limiting condition to an agreement
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7. law retained legal interest: a clause in a deed by which somebody retains an interest in something being granted or leased, or such an interest itself
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8. christianity preservation of consecrated elements for later: the practice of retaining part of the consecrated bread and wine after celebrating Communion for later use, e.g. when visiting the sick
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plural noun res·er·va·tions |
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misgivings: doubts that prevent wholehearted agreement to or approval of something
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  res·er·va·tion·ist noun |
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