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

Basecamp Samburu pays directly into the conservancy’s conservation and education initiatives, which fund schools, health centers, and infrastructure for the local Samburu communities. —Megan Eaves, Outside, 20 Feb. 2026

Historic landmarks like the Edison & Ford Winter Estates and the Mound House Museum and Archeological Site offer another type of conservancy valued in this city. —Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026

Surely there are deep-pocket local residents who would support a conservancy to run the park, as long as City Hall can stay out of the way. —U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026

The creature was one of Australia’s rarest mammals — a northern hairy-nosed wombat, one of only 400 left in the world, the conservancy said. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 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