CONQUESTS
Noun
conquests
plural of conquest
Verb
conquests
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conquest
Source: Wiktionary
CONQUEST
Con"quest, n. Etym: [OF. conquest, conqueste, F. conquête, 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)
Definition: The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance;
acquisition. Blackstone.
4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful strugle; as, the
conquest of liberty or peace. The Conquest (Eng. Hist.), the
subjugation of England by William of Normandy in 1066.
Syn.
– Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation; subjection.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition