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<hw>Con"quer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.</def>

<blockquote>He went forth <b>conquering</b> and to <b>conquer</b>. <i>Rev. vi. 2.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The champions resolved to <b>conquer</b> or to die. <i>Waller.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Conquerable</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con*quer*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being conquered or subdued.</def>

<i>South.</i>

-- <wordforms><wf>Con"quer*a*ble*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Conqueress</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con"quer*ess</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A woman who conquers.</def>

<i>Fairfax.</i>

<h1>Conqueror</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con"quer*or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>conquereor</ets>, fr. <ets>conquerre</ets>,]</ety> <def>One who conquers.</def>

<cs><col>The Conqueror</col> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld>. <cd>William the Norman (1027-1067) who invaded England, defeated Harold in the battle of Hastings, and was crowned king, in 1066.</cd></cs>

<h1>Conquest</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con"quest</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>conquest</ets>, <ets>conqueste</ets>, F. <ets>conqu\'88te</ets>, LL. <ets>conquistum</ets>, <ets>conquista</ets>, prop. p.p. from L. <ets>conquirere</ets>. See <er>Conquer</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<blockquote><b>In joys of conquest</b> he resigns his breath. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Three years sufficed for the <b>conquest</b> of the country. <i>Prescott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.</def>

<blockquote>Wherefore rejoice? What <b>conquest</b> brings he home? <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Feudal Law)</fld> <def>The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The act of gaining or regaining by successful strugle; <as>as, the <ex>conquest</ex> of liberty or peace</as>.</def>

<cs><col>The Conquest</col> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld>, <cd><i>the subjugation of England by William of Normandy in 1066<i>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation; subjection.</syn>

<h1>Consanguineal</h1> <Xpage=304>

<hw>Con`san*guin"e*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of the same blood; related by birth.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Consanguined</h1> <Xpage=304>