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A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation. His happiness is in his own keeping. South.

ormerly living along the Klamath river, in California and Oregon, but now restricted to a reservation at Klamath Lake; -- called also Clamets and Hamati.

motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation.

To deposit for keeping or preservation; as, the men lodged their arms in the arsenal.

to it. South. Religion obliges men to the practice of those virtues which conduce to the preservation of our health. Tillotson.

nhabited the south side of the Missouri River. They are now partly civilized and occupy a reservation in Nebraska.

A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer.

Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the famous statue on the preservation of which depended the safety of ancient Troy.

tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. Chaucer. While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend my passion, and forget to fear. Waller.

judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or borough.

litical science or philosophy which treats of the sources, and methods of production and preservation, of the material wealth and prosperity of nations.

t of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of its strength and resources, and the protection of its citizens in their rights, wit…

The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants; the potting of meats for preservation.

tion. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery. I wish the chemists had been more sparing who magnify their preparations. Sir T. Browne. In the preparations of cookery, the most volatile parts…

One who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection, specimens for preservation in collections, etc. Agassiz.

Capable of being preserved; admitting of preservation.

reserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventive treatment.

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection. To your protection I commend me, gods. Shak.

ce." Feltham. Protective coloring (Zoöl.), coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf. Mimicry. Wallace. -- Protective tariff (Polit. Econ.), a tariff designed to secure protection (see Protection, 4.), as distinguished from a tariff designed to raise revenue. See Tariff, and P…

edgement of indebtedness made by a receiver under order of court to obtain funds for the preservation of the assets held by him, as for operating a railroad. Receivers' certificates are ordinarily a first lien on the assets, prior to that of bonds or other securities.