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conservancy

[ kuh n-sur-vuh n-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.

RELATED WORDS

protection, preservation, management, protecting

Nearby words

consequent stream, consequential, consequentialism, consequently, conservable, conservancy, conservation, conservation biology, conservation grade, conservation law, conservation law

Origin of conservancy

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

Related forms

con·serv·ant, adjective
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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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