Salvage
Salvage (?; 48) , noun
[French salvage, Old French salver to save, French sauver, from Latin salvare. See Save.]
1.
The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea.
Salvage of life from a British ship, or a foreign ship in British waters, ranks before salvage of goods.
2.
(a) (Maritime Law) The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril.
(b)
(Maritime Law) That part of the property that survives the peril and is saved. — Kent. Abbot
Salvage , adjective and noun
Savage. [Obsolete] — Spenser