Conquerings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The acts or processes of overcoming opposition; obtaining control over a territory or people; achieving victory through effort or force
2. Instances of successfully defeating adversaries; gaining dominance or possession by force or strategy; the accomplishment of subjugation or triumph
3. The achievements involving vanquishing enemies; securing control or influence by means of power; the successful acts of prevailing over challenges or resistance

Etymology: "Conquerings" is simply the plural of "conquering," the noun form of "conquer" with the suffix "-ing" attached. The "-ing" ending has come down through Old English "-ung," which passed through Middle English "-ynge" before settling into its modern shape, and it was used to turn verbs into nouns describing an action or its result. So a conquering is an instance of conquering, and the plural names several such acts, each a separate victory over an enemy. The base word "conquer" arrived in English from Old French "conquerre," which came from Latin "conquaerere," meaning to search for thoroughly or to gain by effort. The Latin root combines "con-," an intensifying prefix, with "quaerere," to seek. The sense of seeking something hard enough to obtain it gradually narrowed to gaining mastery over a people or territory by force.

Synonyms: conquests, victories, subjugations

Antonyms: surrenders, defeats