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Pronunciation : Con"quest
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. conquest, conqueste, F. conqu?te, LL. conquistum, conquista, prop. p.p. from L. conquirere. See Conquer.]
Definition : 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)

Defn: The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition. Blackstone.

4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful strugle; 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913