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

The conservancy needs the money for restoration work on public lands in the basin, work that creates local jobs. —Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2025

What's next: The new comprehensive plan will be released at the 28th Annual Landmark Luncheon, the conservancy's largest fundraising event. —Kristal Dixon, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025

In November, the conservancy held a private boat tour for supporters of the ship and some who crossed the Atlantic on her decades ago. —Danny Freeman, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025

Over the years, Jack Spicer, director of the Promontory Point Conservancy, said the conservancy has raised roughly $500,000 in support of preserving the point, almost entirely from small donations. —Ezra Maille, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025

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