conquest

1. (by extension, often figuratively) An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles.Examples: "Mankind's conquest of space"; "Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country."; "The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much."broadlycountablefigurativelyoftenuncountable

2. (obsolete, feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.Examples: "What we call purchase, perquisitio, the feudists called conquest, conqucestus, or conquisitio"countableobsoleteuncountable

3. (colloquial, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.Examples: "And, crowning glory of the evening! a conquest was made, a conquest so sudden, so brilliant, and so obvious, that it was enough to give any fête at which it occurred the immortality of a season."colloquialcountablefigurativelyuncountable

4. (video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.countableuncountable