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conservancy

[ kuhn-sur-vuhn-see ]
/ kənˈsɜr vən si /
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noun, plural con·serv·an·cies.

conservation of natural resources.
an association dedicated to the protection of the environment and its resources.
British. a commission regulating navigation, fisheries, etc.

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Origin of conservancy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM conservancy

con·serv·ant, adjective

Words nearby conservancy

consequential, consequentialism, consequently, consequent stream, conservable, conservancy, conservation, conservation biology, conservation dependent, conservation grade, conservationist
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Words related to conservancy

protection, preservation, management, conserving, preserving, protecting, safeguarding

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British Dictionary definitions for conservancy

conservancy
/ (kənˈsɜːvənsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

(in Britain) a court or commission with jurisdiction over a river, port, area of countryside, etc
another word for conservation (def. 2)
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