■ noun
1》 the action of reserving.
↘an arrangement whereby something has been reserved.
2》 a qualification or expression of doubt attached to a statement or claim.
3》 an area of land set aside for occupation by North American Indians or Australian Aboriginals.
4》 Law a right or interest retained in an estate being conveyed.
5》 (in the Roman Catholic Church) the action of a superior of reserving the power of absolution.
↘a right reserved to the Pope of nomination to a vacant benefice.