Obs. rare. [n. of action f. L. asservāt- ppl. stem of asservā-re, f. ad to + servāre to keep.] The action of keeping, preservation.
1621. H. Ainsworth, Annot. Pentat., Num. xix. 9. For an asservation, a keeping, that is.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 491. A heap of green simples by long asservation, putrefie.
