reconquestn.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈkɒŋkwɛst/, U.S.

/riˈkɑŋkwəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, conquest n.

Etymology: < re- prefix + conquest n., probably after either reconquest v., reconquer v., or Middle French reconquest (15th cent. or earlier; French reconquête).

The action, or an act, of conquering again; recovery by conquest. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] > conquering or defeating > reconquest

reconquest1548

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxiiij There was no doubte of the regayning or reconquest.

1598 F. Bacon Lett. to Earl of Essex conc. Tyrone in Wks. (1879) II. 17/1 A full re-conquest of those parts of the country.

1617 W. Raleigh Hist. World (new ed.) Pref. sig. A4 Henry the fift, had buried the hopes of euery Competitor, vnder the despaire of all reconquest and recouery.

1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love i. i. 3 Look on those grave plodding fellows, that pass by us as though they were meditating the reconquest of Flanders.

1746 H. Walpole Lett. (1846) II. 172 All the letters by last post make it a re-conquest.

1797 E. Morgan Jrnl. Movements French Fleet 28 Sufficient numbers might arrive, especially, when so excellent a harbour was secured, to make the reconquest of the country a most arduous undertaking.

1828 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. I. ii. 125 In the reconquest of his native country.

1884 Manch. Examiner 6 Oct. 4/7 The present expedition was not for the reconquest of the Soudan.

1904 J. Conrad Nostromo iii. iii. 297 Till that devoted patriot, Don Martin Decoud, could bring General Barrios back to Sulaco for the re-conquest of the town.

1949 A. Koestler Insight & Outlook 387 The reconquest of ‘naiveness’ is one of the periodic revolutions in painting.

2006 J. Treglown in Granta Summer 97 It was on one of these balconies—potent emblems of Christian reconquest—that Franco had himself proclaimed Generalísimo and head of state in 1936.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

reconquestv.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈkɒŋkwɛst/, U.S.

/riˈkɑŋkwəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, conquest v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + conquest v., after either post-classical Latin reconquestare (1309 in a British source) or French reconquester (1358).

Now rare.

transitive. = reconquer v. Also with to.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > conquer or overcome > reconquer

reconquestc1485

reconquer1523

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 99 Sum gracious persone, yat may haue grace & poware to reconquest It, and bring jt to the kynde airis.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxvij ^v Many excellente parsonages are condemned in Englande, beinge wholy reconquested to the Pope.

1596 tr. Deligtful Hist. Celestina xxx. 226 The Emperor praid the king of Thessalie to retire himselfe to the Queen his deare wife... Whervnto he willingly accorded, as well to gratifie him therein, as to quench the desire which might stirre him forward to reconquest the place.

1997 A. J. Chupungco Handbk. Liturg. Stud. I. i. iii. 31 The influences of the Byzantine Empire after being reconquested by Belisarion the Byzantine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reconquest
释义	reconquestn. Brit. /ˌriːˈkɒŋkwɛst/, U.S. /riˈkɑŋkwəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, conquest n. Etymology: < re- prefix + conquest n., probably after either reconquest v., reconquer v., or Middle French reconquest (15th cent. or earlier; French reconquête). The action, or an act, of conquering again; recovery by conquest. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] > conquering or defeating > reconquest reconquest1548 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxiiij There was no doubte of the regayning or reconquest. 1598 F. Bacon Lett. to Earl of Essex conc. Tyrone in Wks. (1879) II. 17/1 A full re-conquest of those parts of the country. 1617 W. Raleigh Hist. World (new ed.) Pref. sig. A4 Henry the fift, had buried the hopes of euery Competitor, vnder the despaire of all reconquest and recouery. 1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love i. i. 3 Look on those grave plodding fellows, that pass by us as though they were meditating the reconquest of Flanders. 1746 H. Walpole Lett. (1846) II. 172 All the letters by last post make it a re-conquest. 1797 E. Morgan Jrnl. Movements French Fleet 28 Sufficient numbers might arrive, especially, when so excellent a harbour was secured, to make the reconquest of the country a most arduous undertaking. 1828 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. I. ii. 125 In the reconquest of his native country. 1884 Manch. Examiner 6 Oct. 4/7 The present expedition was not for the reconquest of the Soudan. 1904 J. Conrad Nostromo iii. iii. 297 Till that devoted patriot, Don Martin Decoud, could bring General Barrios back to Sulaco for the re-conquest of the town. 1949 A. Koestler Insight & Outlook 387 The reconquest of ‘naiveness’ is one of the periodic revolutions in painting. 2006 J. Treglown in Granta Summer 97 It was on one of these balconies—potent emblems of Christian reconquest—that Franco had himself proclaimed Generalísimo and head of state in 1936. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). reconquestv. Brit. /ˌriːˈkɒŋkwɛst/, U.S. /riˈkɑŋkwəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, conquest v. Etymology: < re- prefix + conquest v., after either post-classical Latin reconquestare (1309 in a British source) or French reconquester (1358). Now rare. transitive. = reconquer v. Also with to. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > conquer or overcome > reconquer reconquestc1485 reconquer1523 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 99 Sum gracious persone, yat may haue grace & poware to reconquest It, and bring jt to the kynde airis. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxvij ^v Many excellente parsonages are condemned in Englande, beinge wholy reconquested to the Pope. 1596 tr. Deligtful Hist. Celestina xxx. 226 The Emperor praid the king of Thessalie to retire himselfe to the Queen his deare wife... Whervnto he willingly accorded, as well to gratifie him therein, as to quench the desire which might stirre him forward to reconquest the place. 1997 A. J. Chupungco Handbk. Liturg. Stud. I. i. iii. 31 The influences of the Byzantine Empire after being reconquested by Belisarion the Byzantine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548v.c1485
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