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Definitions for: Conquest
[n] success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"
[n] the act of conquering
[n] an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Syn: Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation;
subjection.
Synonyms: conquering, seduction, subjection, subjugation
See Also: capture, gaining control, Norman Conquest, score, seizure, sexual conquest, success
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