The act or process of conquering or seizing something by force; a conquest or acquisition through conquest.
From Latin 'conquisitio,' formed from 'conquirere' (to search for, to conquer) combining 'con-' (together) and 'quaerere' (to seek); the term emphasizes the thorough or systematic nature of conquest.
This is a wonderful example of a word that sounds incredibly formal and almost archaic—you'd expect conquistadors to be doing conquisitions, and indeed this word was most common during the age of European exploration when conquest was being actively discussed and justified in academic texts!
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