† vainquern.
Obsolete. rare.
A conqueror, vanquisher, victor.
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masterc1230
conqueror1307
victora1340
overcomerc1350
scomfitera1400
vanquisher1474
vainquer1481
conquestora1513
dauntera1522
overwhelmera1522
discomfiter1528
overwinner1535
cock1542
victorer1553
triumphant1562
triumphera1569
vanquer1570
Tamerlane?1572
defeater1582
vanqueror1583
triumphator1611
conquesor1641
conquestora1670
debellator1713
reconqueror1777
subjugator1795
conquistador1830
1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) ccii. 296 Thenne made they..moche ioye & grete, as doon the vaynquers and conquerours whan they departe theyr gayne.
c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 256 Thare cummys the vainture askand jugement of rycht.
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