First Known Use: 1667
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conservancy
noun con·ser·van·cy \kən-ˈsər-vən(t)-sē\
: an organization that works to protect animals, plants, and natural resources especially by purchasing and caring for areas of land
: a group of officials who control and protect a river or port
plural con·ser·van·cies
Full Definition of CONSERVANCY
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
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Origin of CONSERVANCY
alteration of obsolete conservacy conservation, from Anglo-French conservacie, from Medieval Latin conservatia, from Latin conservare
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- conservation, preservation, sustentation
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