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| Anglo-Saxon |
a person of Germanic descent who lived in England before the Norman Conquest, or a descendant thereof. [1/5 definitions] |
| Inca |
a member of one of the native peoples that ruled Peru before the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century. |
| Norman Conquest |
the conquest of England by the Normans, led by William the Conqueror, in 1066. |
| postconquest |
combined form of conquest. |
| preconquest |
combined form of conquest. |
| pregnable |
vulnerable to attack or conquest. |
| reconquest |
combined form of conquest. |
| subjugate |
to win mastery over, as by military conquest; subdue; vanquish. [1/2 definitions] |
| thane |
in England before the Norman Conquest, a freeman who was granted land by the king or a lord in return for military service. [1/2 definitions] |
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