con·quest 
/ˈkɑ:nˌkwɛst/ noun
plural con·quests /ˈkɑ:nˌkwɛst/ noun 1 : the act of taking control of a country, city, etc., through the use of force [count] ▪ tales of the ancient army's conquests ▪ the Norman Conquest [=the conquest of England by the Normans in 1066] [noncount] ▪ tales of military conquest 2 [count] : a country, city, etc., that an army has taken control of through the use of force
▪ Napoleon's conquests 3 [count] : a person someone has succeeded in having a romantic and especially a sexual relationship with
▪ She was one of his many conquests. ▪ people who boast about their sexual/amorous conquests 4 [noncount] : success in defeating or dealing with something difficult or dangerous — usually + of ▪ the conquest of space/nature/disease
▪ Napoleon's conquests
▪ She was one of his many conquests. ▪ people who boast about their sexual/amorous conquests
