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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Unconque(i)st, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. vnconquest (1584); Conquest ppl. adj.] Not conquered, unvanquished. —predic. c1515 Asl. MS I 194/4.
Gif ony of thaim wald say that Fraunce stud langtyme vnconquest 1595 Reg. Privy C. V 235.
[To] enjoy the commoditeis of this thair native cuntrie, unconqueist and maid slaveis —attrib. a1605 Montg. Sonn. viii 5.
The hundreth saxt, by lyne, vnconqueist king 1609 Garden Garden 71.
The old vnconquest crowne [sc. of Scotland]
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