Cŏn'quest, n.
(kŏnk'west, 82), n. [O. Fr. conquest, conqueste, N. Fr. conquête, Pr. conquist, conquesta, conquista, Sp. & Pg. conquista, It. conquisto, conquista, from Lat. conquisitum, conquisita, from conquisitus, p. p. of conquirere. See CONQUER.]
Sense 1. The act of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjugation; victory.
Nor leave one behind that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us. Shak.
Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country, except that small corner in the north where a remnant of the Goths contrived to maintain a savage independence. Prescott.
In joys of conquest he resigns his breath. Addison.
Sense 2. That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home? What tributaries follow him to Rome? Shak.
Sense 3. (Feudal Law.) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance, or the acquisition of property by a number in community, or by one for all the others; acquisition; acquest. Blackstone.
Sense 4. The act of gaining or regaining by success; as, the conquest of liberty or peace.
Synonyms— Victory; subjugation; subjection; triumph; mastery; reduction.