See Also: conquest(1)(dictionary)
conquest(2)(dictionary)
conquest(dictionary)
Norman Conquest(encyclopedia)
Norman Conquest, the(dictionary)
CONQUEST, feudal law(law)
CONQUEST Mining Limited(finance)

conquest (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere; CONQUER]
[singular, U] the act of getting control of a country by fighting
::the Norman Conquest (=the conquest of England by the Normans)
conquest of
::the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
[C] land that is won in a war
::French conquests in Asia
[C] someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex with you - often used humorously
::He boasts about his many conquests.
when you gain control of or deal successfully with something that is difficult or dangerous
conquest of
::the conquest of space