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post-conquest

post-conquest

8.4
The time after a military takeover
  • noun
  • /ˌpoʊstˈkɒŋkwɛst/
translation icon : postconquista
  • The cultural changes during the post-conquest period were significant for the indigenous population.

Examples

  • So you might think, for instance, about the Brahman class being above the Kshatriya class in in post conquest India, right?

  • In post-conquest society, many traditional practices were adapted to fit the new power dynamics.

  • After the post-conquest reforms, the government implemented new laws to stabilize the region.

Antonyms

preconquest
8.6

The time before an invasion

Surface Forms

post-conquest singular
post-conquests plural

Morphology

post-conquest = conquest (transparent) = post + conquest

A straightforward nominal formation using 'post-' meaning 'after' with 'conquest' to denote the period following the conquest.

Etymology

Post-conquest is made of post- meaning 'after' and conquest from conquer meaning 'to take control'. So the post-conquest is the time or period that comes 'after' a region has been taken over.