pre-conquestaladj.

Brit.

/priːkɒŋˈkwɛstl/, U.S.

/prikɑŋˈkwɛsd(ə)l/,

/prikɑnˈkwɛsd(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, conquest n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + conquest n. + -al suffix¹. Compare pre-conquest adj., pre-conquestual adj., and also post-conquestal adj. at post- prefix 2a(b)(iv)(2).

rare.

Of or relating to the period preceding a conquest, esp. the Norman Conquest.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > victory > [adjective] > conquering or defeating > before specific conquest

pre-conquest1877

pre-conquestala1878

a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) II. 59 There were pre-conquestal Norman and post-conquestal Saxon buildings.

1880 Sat. Rev. 3 Apr. 439/2 The fact of the town having been a pre-conquestal see no more makes the place a city than it makes the parson a dean.

1986 Hist. Jrnl. 29 490 [Irish] Catholic antiquarians in the late eighteenth century could validate their claims to equality with their [English] overlords by presenting a sophisticated pre-conquestal native civilization.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-conquestal
释义	pre-conquestaladj. Brit. /priːkɒŋˈkwɛstl/, U.S. /prikɑŋˈkwɛsd(ə)l/, /prikɑnˈkwɛsd(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, conquest n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < pre- prefix + conquest n. + -al suffix¹. Compare pre-conquest adj., pre-conquestual adj., and also post-conquestal adj. at post- prefix 2a(b)(iv)(2). rare. Of or relating to the period preceding a conquest, esp. the Norman Conquest. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > [adjective] > conquering or defeating > before specific conquest pre-conquest1877 pre-conquestala1878 a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) II. 59 There were pre-conquestal Norman and post-conquestal Saxon buildings. 1880 Sat. Rev. 3 Apr. 439/2 The fact of the town having been a pre-conquestal see no more makes the place a city than it makes the parson a dean. 1986 Hist. Jrnl. 29 490 [Irish] Catholic antiquarians in the late eighteenth century could validate their claims to equality with their [English] overlords by presenting a sophisticated pre-conquestal native civilization. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1878
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