Con·quest n.
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.
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. The {Norman Conquest}.
Syn: -- Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation; subjection.
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Norman Conquest
n : the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans
following the Battle of Hastings (1066)