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There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective conquest. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the mid 1600s.
Conquest by war or combat. I.1.a. The action of gaining by force of arms; acquisition by war; subjugation of a country, etc. [< Old French conqueste.] It is ful god to here in jeste Off his prowesse and hys conqueste. Seuentene ȝere was he [Knoute] kyng þorgh conquest & desceit.
CONQUEST definition: 1. the act of conquering a country, area, or situation 2. someone you have had sex with but…. Learn more.
The Oxford 3000 . The Oxford 3000TMThe Oxford 3000 is the list of the 3000 most important words to learn in English, f. om A1 to B2 level.a, an indefinite ar. icle A1 aband. n v. B2 ability n. A2 able adj. A2 about prep., adv. A1 above prep., adv. A1 abroad adv. A2 absolute adj. B2 absolutely adv. B1. cademic adj.
the events of 1066, the most famous date in English history, when the Normans defeated the English and took control of England. William, Duke of Normandy, landed with his army at Pevensey in south-east England and defeated the English under King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings.
Conversely, a scholar's vision of distant history establishes a. dialogue, implicit or explicit, with immediate and recent historiography. In this sense, our extensive discussion of paradigms of conquest in 'history' has already laid a groundwork for evaluating 'historiography'. Two succinct observations are in order.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Military conquest con‧quest / ˈkɒŋkwest $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ noun 1 [singular, uncountable] PM the act of getting control of a country by fighting the Norman Conquest (= the conquest of England by the Normans) conquest of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire see thesaurus at ...
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