Conquest
[kon-kwest, kong-] /ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-/
noun
1.
the act or state of or the state of being ; vanquishment.
2.
the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.:
the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra.
3.
a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won:
He’s another one of her conquests.
4.
anything acquired by , as a nation, a territory, or spoils.
5.
the Conquest, .
/ˈkɒnkwɛst; ˈkɒŋ-/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of conquering or the state of having been conquered; victory
2.
a person, thing, etc, that has been conquered or won
3.
the act or art of gaining a person’s compliance, love, etc, by seduction or force of personality
4.
a person, whose compliance, love, etc, has been won over by seduction or force of personality
/ˈkɒnkwɛst; ˈkɒŋ-/
noun
1.
the Conquest, See Norman Conquest
2.
(Canadian) the Conquest, the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
n.
early 14c., a merged word from Old French conquest “acquisition” (Modern French conquêt), and Old French conqueste “conquest, acquisition” (Modern French conquête), both from past participle of conquerre, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere (see conquer).
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