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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Reservatio(u)n, -acio(u)n(e, n. [Late ME and e.m.E. reseruacion (Caxton), OF reservation (14th c. in OED), L. reservātiōn-, f. reservāre Reserve v.]

1. A papal right of nomination to a vacant benefice. 1500 Reg. Privy S. I 87/1.
A letter … to pas … to the court of Rome … with a licence in the sammyn to purches grace expectativis, reservationis or ony uther beneficis and dignites 1517–18 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 114.
Contrar to the reservatioun of the papis halynes

2. In conveying property: The action or fact of retaining for oneself a right or interest in the property conveyed; an instance of this; a right or interest so retained; a clause, or instrument, of reservation.(1) 1472 Anal. Scot. I 238.
Efter the quhilk resignacioun and reservacioun … the foresaid … gafe heritable seising … of the samyn lands [etc.] 1516–17 Edinb. B. Rec. I 165.
Reseruand … to him … the franktenement … becaus he may nocht sustene himself without reseruation … for greit eild 1551 Dundee B. Ct. II fol. 111b (10 Nov.).
The said baillie gaif to hir … sesing thare of but ony retencioun … or reseruatioun 1587 Acts III 433/1.
The gift … of the abbacie of Halyruidhous … with the haill reservationis clausis conditionis and circumstances of the same 1622-6 Bisset II 260/2. a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 202.
The cuik salhave the fyre weschell used and wount in the prysis, and quherein they [use and] frequent to mak meit reddie but reservatioun 1696 Fountainhall Decis. I 727.
And the reservation can import no more than their patrimonies and portion-natural(2) 1498–9 Acta Conc. II 336.
Without reservacione of ony part of the sadis landis 1527–8 Prot. Bk. J. Foular III 260.
At the desire of the said Master Frances and in favours of him allanerly the reservation of the land is maid to me 1539–40 Reg. Privy S. II 510/2.
Be it kend … me, … havand regres and reservatioun of the frutis of the said personage to me 1571 Grant Chart. 144. a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 207.
Ane reseruation of lyfrent in favours of a woman 1699 Fountainhall Decis. II 33.
The muir was divided … with an express reservation of the coal to the Lord Liviston(3) 1498 Acta Conc. II 166.
Ane instrument of reservacione

3. The act of excluding by contrary provision; exception. 1612 Acts IV 472/1.
With ane expres reservatioun nottheles of all decrets … obteyned be ony persoun whatsumeuir before the dait of thir presents

4. The act of reserving a right to a restricted number of persons. 1629 Red Bk. Menteith II 89.
There would have beene a reservation of all fishing within these waters 1630 Acts V 226/2.
With reservatioun of the land fishing