restoration

noun

• 1the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition:the restoration of Andrew’s sight
• the process of repairing or renovating a building, work of art, vehicle, etc., so as to restore it to its original condition:the altar paintings seem in need of restoration
• the reinstatement of a previous practice, right, custom, or situation:the restoration of capital punishment
• Dentistry a structure provided to replace or repair dental tissue so as to restore its form and function, such as a filling, crown, or bridge.
• a model or drawing representing the supposed original form of an extinct animal, ruined building, etc..

• 2the return of a hereditary monarch to a throne, a head of state to government, or a regime to power.
• (the Restoration) the re-establishment of Charles II as King of England in 1660.
• (Restoration) [usually as modifier] the period following this, especially with regard to its literature or architecture:Restoration drama