success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space" the act of conquering
(The) The accession of William I to the crown of England So called because his right depended on his conquest of Harold, the reigning king (1066 )
You can refer to the person that someone has succeeded in attracting as their conquest. Pushkin was a womaniser whose conquests included everyone from prostitutes to princesses
Conquests are lands that have been conquered in war. He had realized that Britain could not have peace unless she returned at least some of her former conquests
The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace
process of getting possession or control of something as in the European conquest of Africa and Asia
The conquest of something such as a problem is success in ending it or dealing with it. The conquest of inflation has been the Government's overriding economic priority for nearly 15 years. = defeat
Conquest is the act of conquering a country or group of people. He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939 After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve
If someone makes a conquest, they succeed in attracting and usually sleeping with another person. You usually use conquest when you want to indicate that this relationship is not important to the person concerned. Despite his conquests, he remains lonely and isolated
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
The series of initiatives and military actions of the time of Joshua that were intended to secure Israel's control of Palestine See Chapter 6, Biblical Story