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| Alexander the Great |
the king of Macedonia in 336-323 B.C. and conqueror of an empire that included Persia, Egypt, and part of Greece (356-323 B.C.). |
| Domesday Book |
the written record of a census of landowners and their holdings covering all of England, compiled by order of William the Conqueror about 1086. |
| Hernando Cortés |
a Spanish explorer and conqueror of Mexico (1485-1547). |
| Norman Conquest |
the conquest of England by the Normans, led by William the Conqueror, in 1066. |
| quarter |
compassion or mercy, esp. that of a conqueror. [1/15 definitions] |
| quisling |
a citizen of a political unit who collaborates with an invading force, esp. one who exercises political power on behalf of a foreign conqueror. |
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