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reservation

res.er.va.tion \.rez-*r-'va--sh*n\ n 1: an act of reserving something : as  
   1a1: the act or fact of a grantor's reserving some newly created thing out  
   of the thing granted 1a2: the right or interest so reserved  1b: the 
   setting of limiting conditions or withholding from complete exposit ion 1c: 
   an engaging in advance of an accommodation or service; also : a  promise, 
   guarantee, or record of such engagement 2: something reserved : as  2a: a 
   limiting condition  2b1: a tract of public land set aside (as for the use 
   of Indians)  2b2: an area in which hunting is not permitted; esp : one set 
   aside  as a secure breeding place