Obs. [a. AF. conservacie, in med.L. conservātia = conservātio CONSERVATION: see -ACY.] Official conservation: now CONSERVANCY.
[1394. Let. Rich. II., in Rymer Fœdera, VII. 765/2 (Du Cange). Conservatores dictarum treugarum pro parte sua deputet, et eos onus conservatiæ hujusmodi in se assumere … compellat.
1430–1. Act 9 Hen. VI., c. 9. Pur la conservacie de lez ditz graundes rivieres.]
1558–9. Act 1 Eliz., c. 17 § 6. Offences committed within … suche Jurisdiccion, Conservacye [ed. 1763 Conservancy], Rule and Governement.
1640. in Rushw., Hist. Coll. (1692), III. I. 111. All Patents and Commissions whatsoever concerning the pretended Conservacy of Waters.
1691. T. Hale (title), An account of several new inventions and improvements … relating to … the Conservacy of all our Royal Rivers, in particular that of the Thames.
1755. L’pool Munic. Rec. (MS.), X. 695. To obtain the Conservacy of this Port of Liverpoole vested in the Mayor.
1758. Binnell, Descr. Thames, 101. The Jurisdiction, and Conservacy of the Thames.
