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

• 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

The three new chairs this year, each costing $7,000, were funded by donors through the conservancy. —John Meyer, Denver Post, 17 July 2025

At Ol Pejeta, a private conservancy in Kenya where lions and cheetah roam, the Ugandan Ankole cows look a little out of place. —Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024

Advertisement Shortly before the June meeting, the city’s public works director told the conservancy that a plan to replace an aging water main along Greenleaf would require trees to be removed. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024

Watch the park’s website for up to date information on events and other things hosted by the conservancy. —Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025

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