conservancy

con·ser·van·cy

C0581000 (kən-sûr′vən-sē)n. pl. con·ser·van·cies 1. Conservation, especially of natural resources.2. a. An organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats in the United States.b. Chiefly British A commission supervising fisheries and navigation.

conservancy

(kənˈsɜːvənsɪ) n, pl -cies1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) a court or commission with jurisdiction over a river, port, area of countryside, etc2. another word for conservation²

con•serv•an•cy

(kənˈsɜr vən si)

n., pl. -cies. 1. conservation of natural resources. 2. an association dedicated to the protection of the environment. 3. Brit. a commission regulating navigation, fisheries, etc. [1550–60; < Medieval Latin conservantia; see conserve, -ancy]

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Noun	1.	conservancy - a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or rivercommission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton BerleBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	conservancy - the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.conservation - the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

conservancy

nounThe careful guarding of an asset:conservation, husbandry, management, preservation.

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