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conservancy

Syllabification: (con·serv·an·cy)
Pronunciation: /kənˈsərvənsē/
Definition of conservancy

noun (plural conservancies)

  • 1 [in names] a body concerned with the preservation of nature, specific species, or natural resources:the Nature Conservancy
  • British a commission or group of officials controlling a port, river, or drainage basin.
  • 2the conservation of something, especially wildlife and the environment.

Origin:

mid 18th century: alteration of obsolete conservacy, from Anglo-Norman French conservacie, via Anglo-Latin from Latin conservation- (see conservation)

conservancy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of conservancy in the British & World English dictionary