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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375, 1456-1667
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Conquerour, n. Also: -oure, -eur, -queriour(e, -quyrour, -qwirour. [ME. conquerur, -our (c 1300), -quirour, AF. conquerour, OF. -quereor, -querere.]
1. A conqueror. (Cf. Concreour.)(a) 1375 Barb. x. 706.
Quhen Alexander the conquerour … Lap fra a berfrois on the wall 1456 Hay II. 58/5.
Thus … he come to the honour of conquerour of all the warld a1500 Henr. Orph. 203.
Quhilk in thair lyf rycht maisterful had bene, Conquerour of gold, richesse, & of land a1500 Golagros and Gawane 1298.
He did the conquerour to knaw all the cause quhy a1500 Ib. 1321. c1500-c1512 Dunb. vii. 59.
Lord Barnard Stewart, … conquereur of Naplis 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 331.
With euery bonte belangand … Ane prynce, ane conquerour, or a valȝeand knycht c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 13.
Sum wryt of preclair conquerouris, And sum of vailȝeand empriouris c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 44.
It nowthair sparis … Duke, erll, lord, nor pussant conquyrour 1581 Satirical Poems xliii. 68.
Sho maid … Gyges the gait-hird ane michtie conquerour 1667 Highland P. II. 6.
These champions were the first conqwirours of Ireland to the crown of England(b) 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 19/9.
The diuyne sapiens, the quhilk … causis conqueriours to be conquest 1549 Ib. 77/23. 1622-6 Bisset I. 3/24.
Alexander the greit king of Macedon, alias called the conquerioure
2. An acquirer.1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Conquestus.
Gif conquest landes, after the decease of the conquerour, dois anis ascend to ony person [etc.]
