conquerur (1155)
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conquerur (1155)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1058b conquirere; Gdf: 2,246a conquereor; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,710 conquerëor; DEAF:  conquerre (conquereor); DMF:  conquéreur; TLF: ∅; OED:  conqueror n.; MED:  conquerour n.; DMLBS: 444b conquaestor /445b conquistor ]
conquereor,  conquereur,  conqueror,  conquerour;  conquerrour;  cunqerur,  cunquerrur,  cunquerur  

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1mil.conqueror, one who takes a country or people by force of arms: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  'Pere', dist il =Lucius, addressing the Roman Senate, 'gentil seignur, Bon vassal, bon cunquereur'  12478
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Willame, le cunquerrur De Bretaigne  7913
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  (Rollo) esteit le cunquerur De Normandie  15.13
♦titlenameWilliam the Conqueror: 
( 1278 )  R.B. […]. vyent en Engleterre od le Cunquerur  i 2
( 1321-22 )  par les chartres le Conquerour  i 408
2mil.victor, one who is victorious in battle: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Toz jors avoms esté chevalers guerreur E sur nos enemis par force conquerour  2412
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Norman sunt bon cunqerur; n’ad gent de lur maniere: Partut trovom en geste que Norman sunt venquere  169
♦winner: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )  Avarice [...] met sun conquerur En purchasant e en labur, En grant dute […]  457
conquere  conquerrement  conquest  conquester  conquesteur 
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