conqueress Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb to put down by force or authority
    inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress; curb; conquer.
    • suppress a nascent uprising
    • stamp down on littering
    • conquer one's desires
  2. verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion
    capture; appropriate; conquer; seize.
    • the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
    • The army seized the town
    • The militia captured the castle
  3. verb overcome by conquest
    conquer.
    • conquer your fears
    • conquer a country

WordNet


Con"quer*ess noun
Definitions
  1. A woman who conquers. Fairfax.

Webster 1913