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

The conservancy’s chairperson, Kasey Austin-Tibbets, and Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, who’s on the group’s board, were among officials who held a news conference Thursday, March 5, in Fresno to decry the use of the compost, the Fresno Bee reported. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026

Bryan Gabriel posted on the conservancy’s Facebook page. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026

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

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