[f. CONSERVE v. + -ING1.] Preserving, preservation.
1530. Palsgr., 205/1. Conservyng, conservation.
1610. Guillim, Heraldry (1660), 132. A diverse manner of conserving of the severall kinds of Herbs and Trees by propagation.
1671. (title) A Queens Delight; or, the Art of Preserving, Conserving, and Candying.
