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Definition of Conservancies
1. conservancy [n] - See also: conservancy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conservancies
Literary usage of Conservancies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Management of Crown Forests at the Cape of Good Hope Under the Old Regime by John Croumbie Brown (1887)
"conservancies are again divided into sub-conservancies, ranges, and wards. '
The Colony is far from being completely organised in this respect. ..."
2. The Ancient Laws of Wales: Viewed Especially in Regard to the Light They by Hubert Lewis (1889)
"If their conservancies be of equal duration,' and the matter could not be settled
by the elders, each swore to his boundary, and the disputed portion was ..."
3. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1916)
"The Union is divided into seven conservancies, each in charge of a trained
Conservator of fairly long experience, responsible to the Chief Conservator. ..."
4. Policies and Governance Structures in Woodlands of Southern Africa by Godwin S. Kowero, Bruce Morgan Campbell, Ussif Rashid Sumaila (2003)
"Until recently (1999) land debates in Namibia included communities' claim for
group tenure over the resources in the conservancies hence facilitating ..."
5. Guidelines for Water Reuse by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"Hilton Head Plantation was granted a wet weather discharge back-up to the golf
course irrigation system, and the Whooping Crane and Cypress conservancies ..."
6. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The Thames and the Lea conservancies have powers to guard against the pollution
of the rivers. The first act providing for a commission of sewers in London ..."