conquesteur (c.1235)
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conquesteur (c.1235)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1058b conquirere; Gdf: 2,246c conquesteur; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,712 conquestëor; DEAF:  conquerre (conquesteor); DMF:  conquêteur; TLF: ∅; OED:  conquestor n.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 444b conquaestor ]
conquestur;  cunquistur  

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1mil.conqueror, one who takes a country or people by force of arms: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Pens de tun lingnage, grant conquesteur De Rumme nez, ki furent du mund cumandeur  56
( c.1259; MS: c.1259 ) Mars [...] enseigna ses fiz chevalerie e guerre, par quei il furent bon cunquistur  132
conquere  conquerrement  conquerur  conquest  conquester 
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