conquest

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒŋkwɛst/, /ˈkɒŋkwəst/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnkwɛst/, /ˈkɑnkwəst/, /ˈkɑŋ-/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English conquest, borrowed from Old French conqueste. ==== Noun ==== conquest (countable and uncountable, plural conquests) An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy. (by extension, often figuratively) An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles. That which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle. (obsolete, feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition. (colloquial, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections. (video games) 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. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== conquest (third-person singular simple present conquests, present participle conquesting, simple past and past participle conquested) (marketing) To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English conquesten, borrowed from Middle French conquester, from Old French conquester. ==== Verb ==== conquest (third-person singular simple present conquests, present participle conquesting, simple past and past participle conquested) (archaic) To conquer. ===== Derived terms ===== === References === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === conqueste, quenqueste, conqwest, conqweste === Etymology === From Old French conqueste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔnˈkwɛst(ə)/ === Noun === conquest (plural conquestes) A conquest or invasion; a forcible takeover. The act of attaining victory or winning. The spoils of war; the fruit of victory. The Norman Conquest (William the Conqueror's invasion of England). (rare) Discord, battle, division. ==== Descendants ==== English: conquest ==== References ==== “conquest(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018.