The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick. / The act of the pope to reserve to himself the right to nominate to certain benefices.

plural of reservation

The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception. / Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

To keep back; to retain. / To keep in store for future or special use. / To book in advance; to make a reservation. / (obsolete) To make an exception of; to except.

simple past tense and past participle of reserve

(comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions. / (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose.

A city in Kansas. / A census-designated place in Louisiana. / A census-designated place in Montana. / A village, the county seat of Catron County, New Mexico. / A census-designated place in Wisconsin.

plural of reserve

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reserve

(archaic, rare) Reservation.