occurring, existing or produced in a period prior to the conquest of a country, esp the Norman Conquest; of or pertaining to such a period
preconquest in American English
(priˈkɑnkwest, -ˈkɑŋ-)
adjective
of or pertaining to the time before the conquest of one people, region, or country by another
Word origin
[pre- + conquest]pre- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “before”(preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” “early,”“beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,” and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay: preoral; prefrontal)