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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Conquest, -queist, v., p.p., and p.t. Also: conqwest, conqueast. [ME. conquest p.p. (c 1330), conqueste v. (Caxton), AF. conquestre, OF. conquester.]

1. tr. = Conquere v. 1.(a) 1456 Hay I. 105/35.
Suppose the pape wald set him for to conquest othir realmes or contreis Ib. 132/10.
Gif … ane othir … wald sett to conquest it apon me, certaynly I may rychtwisly defend it be were Brus xvi. 315 (C).
He wes weill set now in gud way To conquest the land all halely 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 189.
Ye haue to lay your compt whidder the few number of you … sall conqueist and overthraw vs all(b) c1420 Wynt. v. 3189.
Armaryk fyrst conqwest he 1456 Hay I. 61/9.
He … furthwith passit … in Spayne, and thare conquest a menȝe callit Alphis Ib. 213/12.
Thai conquest first Burgone, … and wan all c1475 Wall. ii. 358.
Bot Wallace thris this kynrik conquest haile c1515 Asl. MS. I. 186/9.
Twys thai conquest all the warld, anys be … Herculis and anys be … Alexandere a1570-86 Maitl. F. xli. 98.
The ferd conquest approchit fast Off the bastarde of Normandie, Quhilk conqueist Ingland halelie(c) 1456 Hay I. 46/27.
Alexander, the quhilk be force of armys had conquest all the Orient Ib. 105/5.
Syne it was agayne conquest be … Titus and Vaspasianus a1500 Lanc. 555.
Of all he haith conquest, He sais that he most tendir shal youe hold 1533 Bell. Livy I. 198/24.
The half of thir landis now conquest war gevin to Latynis 1535 Stewart 21222. Ib. 30335.
Ane lang quhill thair … tha did remane, Quhill conqueist wes thair awin landis agane 1549 Compl. 82/12.
Realmis ar nocht conquest be buikis 1560 Rolland Seven S. 515.
Strange folke … Micht conqueis vs … Quhilk neuer was sen this impyre began Conqueist 1558-66 Knox I. 78.
France shall enter the ane parte, and we the other, and so shall England be conqueast within a year a1570-86 Maitl. F. xli. 65.
Four tymes, as the cronicle will tell, ȝe haue halelie conqueist bene a1578 Pitsc. II. 32/4.
They had conqueist all fre Forth south 1622-6 Bisset II. 234/24.
Sen the lordis of Brytan hes conquest the said vicount

2. To acquire, gain. = Conquere v. 2(a) 1456 Hay II. 152/21.
Thou may mare conquest bathe of ryches and honour with thair wisedome … na with bataill c1460 Wisd. Sol. 345.
All lawbore that man makis, to conquest riches and landis in this warld a1500 Henr. Fab. 824 (B).
O fuliche man, … To conquest wrangwis guidis, gold, or rent 1498 Reg. Morton II. 251.
Gif it happinnis the saidis Lord Drummond … to conquest ony of thir landis abone expremit fra ony of the saidis airis 1663 Decis. Lords G. 49.
Iohn Anderson, by his second contract of marriage … conquests a room to himself in liferent(b) 1456 Hay I. 132/6.
And I conquest it my self, … I suld be haldin to manetene that querele 1468 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 28.
In the fyrst wyffis tym [he] conquest a lande within your said burgh 1488 Lanark B. Rec. 4.
xxiiij s. of anwell rent, the quhilk the said Iohn … conquest fra Thom Symson 1531 Bell. Boece I. 2.
He conquest baith the favour of the king and his familiaris 1531 Bell. Boece II. 107.
This Machomete … Quhen he was cumin to mannis age, he conquest his leving on thift and pikary 1549 Compl. 77/2.
Dauid … conqueist the royal sege of Israel 1575 Edinb. Test. IV. 72.
The aker … of land quhilkis I conqueist liand on the myln hill of Newbottill 1626 Garden Worthies 80.
His knightlie courage conquest him commend (1643) Black Bk. Taymouth 93.
Sir Robert … conquest for his releiff the lands of Culdaris(c) 1466 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 27.
That [to] the lande conquest in the fyrst wyffis time the dochter is full airis 1473–4 Treas. Acc. I. 3.
Componit with Walter of Buchanane, … for the confirmacione of certane landis conquest be him 1493 Acta Aud. 173/1.
It suld be lefull to him to … annaly sic landis be him to be conquest 1531 Bell. Boece I. 59.
Tine nocht … the victory be civill dissentioun, that ye have conquest with gret labour Id. Livy I. 27/22.
Thai haue conquest grete riches and renoun daly 1549 Compl. 4/21.
The tryumphant victore, exsecut ande conqueist be the vailȝeant … kyng of Secilie 1562-3 Winȝet I. 24/7.
As vnderstanding with science is maist … happelie conquest in ȝouth 1580 Prot. Bk. J. Robertsone 2 b.
The sempill guidis and geir that thay posseidis beand onle conqueist and obtenit … be thair awin laubouris 1596 Edinb. Test. XXIX. 297.
That … happines quhilk is conqueist to all the faithfull be the merettis of Iesus Chryst 1609 Gardyne Garden 38.
Fame conquest soone, als soone decayes 1612 Rec. Marischal Coll. I. 121.
Seeing I have laitlie conquiest the lands of Petmedden 1671 Lauder Journal 207.
It … was sold by him … and Abbotshall conquestit in lieu thairof