— conservant , adj.
/keuhn serr"veuhn see/ , n. , pl. conservancies .
1. conservation of natural resources.
2. an association dedicated to the protection of the environment and its resources.
3. Brit. a commission regulating navigation, fisheries, etc.
[ 1550-60; conservantia (see CONSERVE, -ANCY); r. conservacy conservatia; see -ACY ]