conquering en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒnkəɹɪŋ/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English conquer Middle English -ynge English -ing English conquering From conquer + -ing.
Meanings
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An act of conquest.
So Stellas heart finding what power Loue brings, / To keepe it ſelfe in life and liberty, / Doth willing graunt, that in the frontiers he / Vſe all to helpe his other conquerings: […]
c. 1580s, Philip Sidney, “Astrophel and Stella”, in [Mary Sidney], editor, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia […] [The New Arcadia], 3rd edition, London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1598, →OCLC, sonnet 29, page 528:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conquerings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |