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conservancy

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
conservancy /kənˈsəːv(ə)nsi/

▶noun (pl. conservancies)

1 a body concerned with the preservation of natural resources.

2 a commission controlling a port, river, or catchment area.

3 conservation.

– origin C18: alt. of obs. conservacy, from Anglo-Norman Fr. conservacie, via Anglo-Latin from L. conservatio (see conservation).

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