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

• conservation
• preservation
• sustentation

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

Since August of last year, the network has helped place more than 1,300 animals at zoos, aquariums and conservancies in the region. —Rachel Carlson, NPR, 8 June 2024

Mule deer were introduced to the island in the 1930s as a game species for hunting, according to the conservancy. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024

The meeting on Friday evening in the city of Hamilton north of Cincinnati wasn't the usual conservancy meeting. —Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024

As the conservancy continues to plot how to hasten their demise, the deer are starving and dying of thirst. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024

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