CONSERVANCY


Meaning of CONSERVANCY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 Brit. a commission etc. controlling a port, river, etc. (Thames Conservancy). 2 a body concerned with the preservation of natural resources (Nature Conservancy). 3 conservation; official preservation (of forests etc.).

[ 18th-c. alt. of obs. conservacy f. AF conservacie f. AL conservatia f. L conservatio (as conserve) ]

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