conquest
/ˈkɑnkwɛst/ noun B2- An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy. · Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persians
- An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles. · Mankind's conquest of space
- That which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle.
- A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
- A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
Plural conquests
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Sire, go, leave France to its real master, to him who acquired it, not by purchase, but by right of conquest; go, sire, not that you incur any risk, for your adversary is powerful enough to show you mercy, but because it would be humiliating for a grandson of Saint Louis to owe his life to the man of Arcola, Marengo, Austerlitz.’ Tell him this, Gérard; or, rather, tell him nothing.
‘William the Conqueror, whose cause was favoured by the pope, was soon submitted to by the English, who wanted leaders, and had been of late much accustomed to usurpation and conquest.
“‘The great wars of Romagna had ended; Cæsar Borgia, who had completed his conquest, had need of money to purchase all Italy.
“‘It was there at the Norman Conquest in all probability,’ he answered.
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