n.
Pronunciation: ˌ re-z ə r- ' v ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : an act of reserving something: as a (1) : the act or fact of a grantor's reserving some newly created thing out of the thing granted (2) : the right or interest so reserved b : the setting of limiting conditions or withholding from complete exposition <answered without reservation > c : an arrangement to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's use also : a promise, guarantee, or record of such engagement
2 a : a limiting condition <agreed, but with reservation s > b : DOUBT , MISGIVING <had serious reservation s about marriage>
3 : something reserved: as a : a tract of public land set aside (as for use by American Indians) b : an area in which hunting is not permitted especially : one set aside as a secure breeding place
– res · er · va · tion · ist \ -sh( ə -)nist \ noun