conservancy

[ kuhn-sur-vuhn-see ]
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noun,plural con·serv·an·cies.
  1. conservation of natural resources.

  2. an association dedicated to the protection of the environment and its resources.

  1. British. a commission regulating navigation, fisheries, etc.

Origin of conservancy

1
1550–60; <Medieval Latin conservantia (see conserve, -ancy); replacing conservacy<Medieval Latin conservātia;see -acy

Other words from conservancy

  • con·serv·ant, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for conservancy

conservancy

/ (kənˈsɜːvənsɪ) /


nounplural -cies
  1. (in Britain) a court or commission with jurisdiction over a river, port, area of countryside, etc

  2. another word for conservation (def. 2)

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