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

An additional $4 million was removed from a forest legacy program aimed at encouraging good management practices from landowners whilst $28 million was slashed from funds provided to multiple state conservancies to increase wildfire resilience. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025

His 50 cows graze in the conservancy during the day, then are corralled at night. —Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024

Wildlife sightings may be limited compared with luxury safaris in private game reserves or conservancies. —Harriet Akinyi, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024

The conservancy's outgoing CEO, Janet Cowell, is running for mayor. —Zachery Eanes, Axios, 4 Sep. 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