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conservancy

con·ser·vancy

UK/kənˈsɜːvənsɪ/ US/kənˈsɝvənsɪ/ uncommon uk us

noun

1.

a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river

2.

the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.

Origin

From conservant + -cy or conserve + -ancy.

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