conservancy

con·ser·van·cy

noun \kən-ˈsər-vən(t)-sē\

plural con·ser·van·cies

Definition of CONSERVANCY

1

British : a board regulating fisheries and navigation in a river or port

2

a : conservation b : an organization or area designated to conserve and protect natural resources

Examples of CONSERVANCY

1. The land was recently donated to a local conservancy.
2. raising money for the conservancy of natural resources

Origin of CONSERVANCY

alteration of obsolete conservacy conservation, from Anglo-French conservacie, from Medieval Latin conservatia, from Latin conservare

First Known Use: 1667

Related to CONSERVANCY

Synonyms: conservation, preservation, sustentation

Related Words: care, maintenance, upkeep; salvation, saving; defense, guardianship, guarding, keeping, protection, safeguarding, safekeeping; economy, husbandry, management

Near Antonyms: dereliction, ignoring, neglect, squandering, waste; destruction, ruin; damage, harm, hurt, injury

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