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vanquishment|ˈvæŋkwɪʃmənt|
[f. as prec.]
The act of vanquishing or overcoming.
1593Nashe Christ's T. Wks. (Grosart) IV. 42 The vanquishment of that vglie nest of Harpies, hath beene reserued as a worke for mee, before all beginnings. 1613–8Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. (1626) 5 He draue Valentinian to seeke ayde of Theodosius..after the vanquishment and death of his brother. 1652Gaule Magastrom. 336 This he took to be an omen or presage of the vanquishment and death of Perses. 1697Potter Antiq. Greece ii. xv. (1715) 328 Appearing in time of War, it signified vanquishment, and running away. 1851I. Taylor Wesley & Methodism 26 His conversion, taking place..by successive vanquishments. 1888B. W. Richardson Son of Star I. 226 The princess..had gained a reputation..for her prowess and skill in vanquishment. |