conquest
[ kon-kwest, kong- ]
/ ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ- /
noun
the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.: the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra.
a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won: He's another one of her conquests.
anything acquired by conquering, as a nation, a territory, or spoils.
the Conquest.
Norman Conquest.
Origin of conquest
SYNONYMS FOR conquest
2 seduction, enchantment.
OTHER WORDS FROM conquest
post·con·quest, adjective re·con·quest, noun self-con·quest, nounWords nearby conquest
conon,
conoscenti,
conoscope,
conquer,
conqueror,
conquest,
conquian,
conquistador,
conquistadores,
conrad,
conrad i
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British Dictionary definitions for conquest (1 of 2)
conquest
/ (ˈkɒnkwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-) /
noun
the act or an instance of conquering or the state of having been conquered; victory
a person, thing, etc, that has been conquered or won
the act or art of gaining a person's compliance, love, etc, by seduction or force of personality
a person, whose compliance, love, etc, has been won over by seduction or force of personality
Word Origin for conquest
C13: from Old French
conqueste, from Vulgar Latin
conquēsta (unattested), from Latin
conquīsīta, feminine past participle of
conquīrere to seek out, procure; see
conquer
British Dictionary definitions for conquest (2 of 2)
Conquest
/ (ˈkɒnkwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-) /
noun
the Conquest See Norman Conquest
the Conquest Canadian
the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763