Definition of Conquests. Meaning of Conquests. Synonyms of Conquests

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Definition of Conquests

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 Conquests from wikipedia

- conquest of the Aztec Empire and various Muslim conquests, to mention just a few. The Norman conquest of England led to the subjugation of the Kingdom...
- Muslim conquests or early Islamic conquests (Arabic: الْفُتُوحَاتُ الإسْلَامِيَّة, romanized: al-****ūḥāt al-ʾIslāmiyya), also known as the Arab conquests, were...
- Muslim conquests etc. Early Muslim conquests Ridda Wars Muslim conquest of Persia Muslim conquest of Khorasan Muslim conquest of Pars Muslim conquest of Khuzestan...
- The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating history's largest contiguous empire, the Mongol Empire (1206–1368)...
- Great (Ancient Gr****: Πόλεμοι του Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου) were a series of conquests carried out by Alexander III of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC. They began...
- Conquesting, as used in the advertising industry, is a means to deploy an adverti****t for one's products or services adjacent to editorial content relating...
- The Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent mainly took place between the 13th and the 18th centuries, establishing the Indo-Muslim period. Earlier...
- Menelik II's conquests, also known as the Agar Maqnat (Amharic: አገር ማቅናት, romanized: ʾägär maqnat, lit. 'Colonization, Cultivation and Christianization...
- Conquests on official Ayckbourn site The Norman Conquests: Table Manners at IMDb The Norman Conquests: Living Together at IMDb The Norman Conquests:...
- to: Early Muslim conquests Norman conquest of England, often referred to simply as "the Conquest" The Age of Conquistadors Conquest, a 1933 Broadway play...