Prĕs'er-vā'tion, n.

n. [Fr. préservation, Pr. preservation, Sp. preservacion, It. preservazione.] The act of preserving or keeping safe; the state of being preserved or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; as, preservation of life or health; the preservation of buildings from fire or decay; the preservation of fruit or plants.

Give us the particulars of your preservation. Shak.