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norman conquest
(encz) | Norman Conquest,ovládnutí Anglie Normany po bitvě u Hastings 1066 |
Norman Conquest
(gcide) | 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.
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In joys of conquest he resigns his breath.
--Addison.
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Three years sufficed for the conquest of the
country. --Prescott.
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2. That which is conquered; possession gained by force,
physical or moral.
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Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?
--Shak.
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3. (Feudal Law) The acquiring of property by other means than
by inheritance; acquisition. --Blackstone.
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4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle;
as, the conquest of liberty or peace.
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The Conquest (Eng. Hist.), the subjugation of England by
William of Normandy in 1066. The Norman Conquest.
Syn: Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation;
subjection.
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norman conquest
(wn) | Norman Conquest
n 1: the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans
following the battle of Hastings (1066) |
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Norman Conquest
(gcide) | 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.
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In joys of conquest he resigns his breath.
--Addison.
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Three years sufficed for the conquest of the
country. --Prescott.
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2. That which is conquered; possession gained by force,
physical or moral.
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Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?
--Shak.
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3. (Feudal Law) The acquiring of property by other means than
by inheritance; acquisition. --Blackstone.
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4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle;
as, the conquest of liberty or peace.
[1913 Webster]
The Conquest (Eng. Hist.), the subjugation of England by
William of Normandy in 1066. The Norman Conquest.
Syn: Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation;
subjection.
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