Reservation
(noun)
- An arrangement to have something such as a room or seat kept for someone in advance.
- An area of land set aside for a particular purpose, such as a national park.
- A doubt or reservation about something.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french, or from latin reservatio(n-), from reservare "keep back", from re- "back" + servare "keep".
Examples:
- I made a reservation at the restaurant for 7 o'clock.
- We went to a reservation to see the native americans.
- He had some reservations about the plan.
- The hotel was fully booked but we managed to get a reservation.
- The reservation of the land for the park was a good idea.