Meanings
nounconservancy (countable and uncountable, plural conservancies)
plural conservancies
- countableuncountableThe conservation of a resource.
- countableuncountableAn organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.
Niassa – a troubled corner of Africa, where conservancies financed by hunters might the best-resourced operations around – this was where you came for pure experience. The old-style, Hemingway safari.
2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian - UKcountableuncountableA commission that deals with fishery and navigation.
- UScountableuncountablelawA state in which a company is allowed to continue trading without incurring any new financial liabilities or disposing of any assets.
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Origin
From conservant + -cy or conserve + -ancy.
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APA
conservancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conservancy
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“conservancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conservancy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conservancy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conservancy.
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