\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.
         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) The acquiring of property by other means than
   by inheritance; acquisition. --Blackstone.
4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle;
   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.