conservancy

conservancy

noun

Definition of CONSERVANCY

the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state <she's devoted her life to conservancy of the rain forest>

Synonyms conservancy, 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