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conquerment

conquerment noun: the state of being conquered.

Noun

conquerment

  1. The state of being conquered.
    • The nuns of new-won Cales his bonnet lent, In lieu of their so kind a conquerment.1753, Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.), William Thompson, Virgidemiariam. Satires in six books [ed. by W. Thompson.]., page 48
    • I think that it is important to know at this point that the reconstruction treaty wherein the United States received concessions from the Five Civilized Tribes under the theory of their conquerment although all tribes had split during the war and that no tribe remained united.1977, American Indian Policy Review Commission: Final Report, page 288

Origin of conquerment

From conquer + -ment.

Questions about conquerment

What does conquerment mean?
Conquerment means the state of being conquered.
What part of speech is conquerment?
Conquerment is a noun.

Words near conquerment in the dictionary

  1. conquereth
  2. Conquergood
  3. conquering
  4. conqueringly
  5. conquerings
  6. conquerment
  7. conqueror
  8. conquerors
  9. conquerour
  10. conquerours
  11. conquers

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