English noun: conservancy | |||
1. | conservancy (group) a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commission, committee | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
2. | conservancy (act) the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conservation | ||