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Conqueis, n. Also: -quese, -queis(s)e, -quies(s; -queisch. [Variant of Conquis(e n. Cf. Conques n.]

1. = Conquest n. 1. 1535 Stewart 20151.
Uther … counsall gaif all fordwart for till ga … Of thame agane haill conqueis for to mak 1545 Douglas Corr. 157.
Her is reporting … that ȝour mageste ville heif ane plane conqueisse off this realme a1578 Pitsc. I. 135/8.
The haill boundis and dominiouns quhilkis our predecessouris with thair conqueis did agment thairto 1594 Bk. Univ. Kirk III. 822.
To the liberty and defence of … crowne, and countrey, from … conqueisch and slaverie of strangeris Ib. 829.
It is certaine that the Spainȝeard, … interprysed the conqueisch of this yle 1611-57 Mure Misc. P. xxi. 22.
No crownes thou craves which bloodie conqueis staine 1641 Baillie I. 312.
Bernard of Weymar's conquieses in Alsatia

2. = Conquest n. 2. 1570 Sat. P. xxviii. 95.
Na wrangous conqueis Christ wil thoil to stand a1586 Maitland Geneal. Setoun 10.
They may eik thair heretage be just conqueis Ib. 34.
Howbeit the said conqueis … proceidit of insatiable gredines Id. Maitl. F. xcix. 37.
Thairfore I think it is ane grit folie For to mak ony conqueis wrangouslie a1605 Montg. Son. li. 12.
Suld feble I, for feir, my conqueis quyt? 16.. Hist. Kennedy 11.
This way wes my Lordis conqueise of Corsragall 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i. 98.
Difference betwix heritage and conquese. It is statute that the conquese of any frie man … ascends [etc.] 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xix. 36.
Acquisition, like Abrahams (in the conqueis of the caue) Ib.
If they call it conquies … that is but simony 1618 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 455.
The haill assemblie of the eldarschip … approvis the conqueis and bying of the saidis landis

b. Acquired property. c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 563.
God will nocht send incresse To thame that wrangus conqueis dois possesse a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. xcix. 66.
Off all ȝour vniust conqueis mak redres And it restoir to thame it did belang 1612 Rec. Marischal Coll. I. 121.
I have thought maist meit … to bestow ane portion of my conquies vpon the interteinment of such persounes [etc.] 1666 Peebles B. Rec. II. 73.
The magistrattes … imposes upon Archibald Greive, … for casting turves upon the new conqueis … ten merkes