preˈstāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin praestation-, praestatio required payment, from Latin, warranty, from praestatus (past participle of praestare to be responsible for, perform, pay, give) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. feudal law : a rent, tax, or due paid in kind or in services (as in return for the lord's warrant or authority for taking wood)
2. civil law : a performance of something due upon an obligation