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conservancy

American  
[kuhn-sur-vuhn-see] / kənˈsɜr vən si /

noun

plural

conservancies

  1. conservation of natural resources.

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

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

conservancy British  
/ kənˈsɜːvənsɪ /

noun

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

  2. another word for conservation

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Other Word Forms

  • conservant adjective

Etymology

Origin of conservancy

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

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