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building leases granted by landholders in England, in consideration of a rent, and under reservation of the ownership of the soil. Bouvier. Wharton.

The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance.

That department of medicine which relates to the preservation of health; prophylaxis. [Obs.]

keep a watch by night and a guard by day in towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation of the public peace. Wharton. Burrill. -- Watch and watch (Naut.), the regular alternation in being on watch and off watch of the two watches into which a ship's crew is commonly divided. -- Watch barrel, the brass b…

de tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market.