Hypertext Webster Gateway: "conquest"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Conquest \Con"quest\, n. [OF. conquest, conqueste, F.
conqu[^e]te, LL. conquistum, conquista, prop. p. p. from L.
conquirere. See {Conquer}.]
1. The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force;
the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force,
whether physical or moral; subjection; subjugation;
victory.

In joys of conquest he resigns his breath.
--Addison.

Three years sufficed for the conquest of the
country. --Prescott.

2. That which is conquered; possession gained by force,
physical or moral.

Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?
--Shak.

3. (Feudal Law) The acquiring of property by other means than
by inheritance; acquisition. --Blackstone.

4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle;
as, the conquest of liberty or peace.

{The Conquest} (Eng. Hist.), the subjugation of England by
William of Normandy in 1066.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

conquest
n 1: the act of conquering [syn: {conquering}, {subjection}, {subjugation}]
2: success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of
space"
3: an act of winning the love of someone [syn: {seduction}]


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