noun · masculinefourth declension
conquaestus
conquaestus m (genitive conquaestūs)
Meaning
- Medieval Latinmasculineacquisition (of property by other means than inheritance)
- Medieval Latinmasculinean acquisition, a thing acquired
- Medieval Latinbroadlymasculineconquest
- Medieval Latinmasculinewealth
- Medieval Latinmasculinerevenue
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | conquaestus | conquaestūs |
| genitive | conquaestūs | conquaestuum conquīsītuum |
| dative | conquaestuī conquīsītuī | conquaestibus conquīsītibus |
| accusative | conquaestum conquīsītum | conquaestūs |
| ablative | conquaestū conquīsītū | conquaestibus conquīsītibus |
| vocative | conquaestus | conquaestūs |
Origins
From conquaerō, alternative form of conquīrō (“seek for, collect” in Classical Latin; “acquire”, hence ultimately “conquer” in Vulgar and Medieval Latin), + -tus.