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 doves eat seeds and small insects found living in the soil, the conservancy said, and relies on native grass species to provide a habitat for its prey. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025

The conservancy is offering 20 benches as a pilot program, with the first few already accounted for. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025

In a unique breeding strategy, males of the species die immediately after the breeding cycle, the conservancy said. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025

Reality check: The project was delayed in part because the contract was administered by separate federal agencies, Claire Mooney, vice president for park projects and conservation at the conservancy, told the San Francisco Chronicle. —Shawna Chen, Axios, 12 Mar. 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