Definition of: reservation

(rez′ər·vā′shən) noun
1. The act of reserving.
2. That which is reserved, kept back, or withheld.
3. The unexpressed qualification of a statement, promise, etc., that would, if uttered, so affect or alter its meaning for the person addressed as to vitiate its truth: also mental reservation.
4. Hence, any limitation.
5. A tract of government land reserved for the use and occupancy of an Indian tribe or for some other special purpose, as the preservation of forests, wild birds, etc. See synonyms under RESERVE. [<OF <LL reservatio, -onis]