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Conquest
Conquest 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.
Reconquest
Reconquest Re*con"quest (-kw?st), n. A second conquest.
The Conquest
Conquest 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.

Meaning of Conques from wikipedia

- merged into the new commune of Conques-en-Rouergue. The village is located at the confluence of the rivers Dourdou de Conques and Ouche. It is built on a...
- Abbey of Sainte-Foy, Conques, where her relics arrived in the ninth century, stolen from Agen by a monk from the Abbey nearby at Conques. A number of legends...
- pilgrims at Conques were the remains of Sainte-Foy, a young woman martyred during the fourth century. The relics of Sainte-Foy arrived in Conques through...
- (disambiguation) Conques, a former commune in the Aveyron department of France This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Conque. If an internal...
- The Dourdou de Conques (French pronunciation: [duʁdu də kɔ̃k], Dourdou of Conques) is an 83.7 km (52.0 mi) long river in the department of Aveyron, southern...
- A couque suisse is a viennoiserie sweet roll, somewhat similar to a Danish pastry. Couques suisses are available internationally. They are also similar...
- Saint-Pardon-de-Conques (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ paʁdɔ̃ də kɔ̃k]; Occitan: Sant Pardons de Conques) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
- Conques-en-Rouergue (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃k ɑ̃ ʁwɛʁɡ], literally Conques in Rouergue; Occitan: Concas de Roergue) is a commune in the department...
- 2018-10-16 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conques-sur-Orbiel. SENIORBIEL - Seniors Conques sur Orbiel Conques-sur-Orbiel sur le site de l'Institut géographique...
- an early twelfth-century cartulary from the monastery of Sainte Foi at Conques in Aquitaine as Alboynus (a cognate of Ælfwine), alongside the records...