conquest

Definition of conquest in English English dictionary: A person with whom one has had sex; An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle; Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy; {n} victory, a thing gained or gotten; success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"; success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space" the act of conquering; (The) The accession of William I to the crown of England So called because his right depended on his conquest of Harold, the reigning king (1066 ); You can refer to the person that someone has succeeded in attracting as their conquest. Pushkin was a womaniser whose conquests included everyone from prostitutes to princesses; Conquests are lands that have been conquered in war. He had realized that Britain could not have peace unless she returned at least some of her former conquests; The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace; (From Latin conquirere: "to seek for ") The acquisition of territory by force; process of getting possession or control of something as in the European conquest of Africa and Asia; The conquest of something such as a problem is success in ending it or dealing with it. The conquest of inflation has been the Government's overriding economic priority for nearly 15 years. = defeat; The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition; the act of conquering; a person whose affection has been won; {i} victory, subjugation (of one's enemies); Conquest is the act of conquering a country or group of people. He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939 After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve; an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone; If someone makes a conquest, they succeed in attracting and usually sleeping with another person. You usually use conquest when you want to indicate that this relationship is not important to the person concerned. Despite his conquests, he remains lonely and isolated; That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral; 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; The series of initiatives and military actions of the time of Joshua that were intended to secure Israel's control of Palestine See Chapter 6, Biblical Story; con-kwest Another tournament, held over Easter Often regarded as Arcanacon's practice run Has been described as "Goth meets Geek"; Taslekt; overcoming of a weakness
Norman Conquest: the invasion of England by the Normans in 1066 and their subsequent settlement
conquests: Third person singular simple present of to conquest
conquests: plural form of conquest
Norman Conquest: The conquest of England by the Normans under William the Conqueror, especially the Battle of Hastings in 1066. the period when the Normans, led by William the Conqueror, took control of England after defeating the English king Harold II, at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. These events had a very great influence on England's history, culture, and language, and French became the main language of the ruling class. (1066) Military conquest of England by William, duke of Normandy (later William I), mainly through his victory over Harold II at the Battle of Hastings. Edward the Confessor had designated William as his successor in 1051. When Harold, duke of Wessex, was crowned king of England in 1066 instead, William assembled an invasion force of 5,000 knights. After defeating Harold's army near Hastings on October 14 and advancing to London, he was crowned king in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day, 1066. Native revolts continued until 1071, notably in Northumbria. The Norman Conquest brought great social and political changes to England, linking the country more closely with western Europe and replacing the old English aristocracy with a Norman aristocracy. The English language was subjected to a long period of influence by Anglo-French, which remained in literary and courtly use until the reign of Edward III and in legal reporting until the 17th century
Norman conquest: {i} overthrow of the government of England in 1066 by the Norman forces leade by William the Conqueror after defeating the English King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings
conquests: plural of conquest
norman conquest: the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
sexual conquest: a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang