conservancy

noun

con·​ser·​van·​cy kən-ˈsər-vən(t)-sē 

plural conservancies

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

Synonyms of conservancy

• preservation
• conservation

Examples of conservancy in a Sentence

The land was recently donated to a local conservancy.

raising money for the conservancy of natural resources

Recent Examples on the Web

Porter County uses the census data to determine if municipalities or conservancy districts require expansion of wastewater treatment plants, Breitzke said. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

The conservancy’s land was directly across the only two roads into the area, meaning the agency could hinder garbage trucks from using the roads. —Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

The project, spearheaded by the conservancy and museum, is aimed at preserving Freedmen’s Town’s historic infrastructure while elevating its cultural legacy through public art and community programming. —Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026

The Los Angeles County’s Office of County Counsel recently wrote the island’s conservancy a stern letter asking for a stay of the eradication plan. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English conservancie "act of conserving or keeping safe," borrowed from Medieval Latin conservantia "conservation, office of a conservator," noun derivative of Latin conservant-, conservans, present participle of conservāre "to save or keep from danger, preserve, keep unchanged" — more at conserve entry 1

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for conservancy

• fervency