Толковый словарь английского языка - conservancy
Conservancy
conservancy
noun (plural -cies) Etymology: alteration of obsolete conservacy conservation, from Anglo-French conservacie, from Medieval Latin conservatia, from Latin conservare Date: 1667 a board regulating fisheries and navigation in a river or port, 2. conservation , an organization or area designated to conserve and protect natural resources
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 Brit. a commission etc. controlling a port, river, etc. (Thames Conservancy). 2 a body concerned with the preservation of natural resources (Nature Conservancy). 3 conservation; official preservation (of forests etc.). Etymology: 18th-c. alt. of obs. conservacy f. AF conservacie f. AL conservatia f. L conservatio (as conserve) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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