J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

reserve

Definition of reserve (v)

1a: to hold in reserve : keep back
b: to set aside (part of the consecrated elements) at the Eucharist for future use
c: to retain or hold over to a future time or place : DEFER
d: to make legal reservation of
2: to set or have set aside or apart

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