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 reserve

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reserve

plural of reservation

(archaic, rare) Reservation.

present participle of reserve

present participle of reservice

simple past tense and past participle of reservice

The practice of an employee being kept in reserve and asked to work only when needed.

(medicine) The remaining capacity of an organ or body part to fulfil its physiological activity; (especially) in the context of disease, ageing, or impairment.