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Definition of ConQuest

Conquest
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.

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- Conquest is the annexation or control of another entity's territory through war or coercion. Historically, conquest was frequent in the international...
- The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish...
- Star Trek: ConQuest Online was an online digital collectible card game set in the Star Trek universe released in June 2000 for the Microsoft Windows by...
- Conquest 1991, p. 229; Khlevniuk 2015, p. 170. Conquest 1991, p. 229; Service 2004, p. 405. Conquest 1991, p. 229; Service 2004, p. 406. Conquest 1991...
- The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire...
- The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was a pivotal event in the history of the Americas, marked by the collision of the Aztec Triple Alliance and the...
- caused several nations to temporarily defer recognition of the Italian conquest. On 30 June, Sel****ie spoke at the League of Nations and was introduced...
- Muslim conquests or early Islamic conquests (Arabic: الْفُتُوحَاتُ الإسْلَامِيَّة, romanized: al-****ūḥāt al-ʾIslāmiyya), also known as the Arab conquests, were...
- signature and the title of an early portrait. William Hickling Prescott's Conquest of Mexico (1843) also refers to him as Hernando Cortés. At some point writers...
- Spaniards and the crown. Religion pla**** an important role in the Spanish conquest and incorporation of indigenous peoples, bringing them into the Catholic...