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Noun: conservancy  kun'sur-vun(t)-see
  1. The official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.
    "The river conservancy worked to protect the watershed from pollution"
     
  2. [Brit] A commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
    "The river conservancy implemented new regulations to protect endangered fish species"

Derived forms: conservancies

Type of: commission, committee, conservation

Encyclopedia: Conservancy