People who conquer or defeat others in war or competition; those who take control of something by force.
From Old French 'conquerour,' derived from Latin 'conquirere' meaning 'to acquire' or 'to vanquish.' The word entered English through Norman French after the 1066 conquest of England, which is why it carries historical weight in English language and culture.
The Norman Conquest itself created the word's legacy in English—the conquerors became the ruling class, which is why so many French words entered English and why English has both 'cow' (Anglo-Saxon) and 'beef' (Norman French) for the same animal!
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