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† conquese, -eis, n. Sc. Obs. Also 5 -quace. [app. a. OF. conquise, -isse, n. fem. f. conquis, conquise, pa. pple. of conquerre to conquer.] = conquest n. in senses 4–6.
c1375Quoniam Attach. xcvii. (Jam.), The conquese of any frie man, deceissand vest and saised therein, without heires lawfullie gottin of his awin bodie, ascends to him, quha is before gottin, and heritage descends be degrie. c1470Henry Wallace i. 60 Edwarde Langschanks..herd tell weyle Scotland stude in sic cace, He thocht till hym to mak it playn conquace [v.r haill conqueis]. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. I. 653 Of thame..haill conqueis for to mak. 1641R. Baillie Lett. & Jrnls. (1841) I. 312 Bernard of Weymar's conquieses in Alsatia. |