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

Meantime, the developer of an ultraluxurious resort going up next door at the shuttered George Williams College has put 90 acres adjacent to the site into a nature conservancy. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026

During Derby week, the most exciting two minutes in sports becomes a vehicle to lift up the homeless coalition, the children’s help organization, the family wellness center, the parks conservancy and the recovery community. —Ron Gallo, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2026

Sign up ahead of time on the conservancy’s website. —Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Since 1971, Belwin has played host each year to thousands of elementary school students who come to learn about science in the 1,600 acres that the conservancy owns in the St. Croix River Valley. —Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 May 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