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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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