NORMAN CONQUEST
Dictionary entry overview: What does Norman Conquest mean? • NORMAN CONQUEST (noun)
The noun NORMAN CONQUEST has 1 sense:
1. the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066)
Familiarity information: NORMAN CONQUEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NORMAN CONQUEST (noun)
Meaning:
The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
conquering; conquest; subjection; subjugation (the act of conquering)
Meronyms (parts of "Norman Conquest"):
battle of Hastings; Hastings (the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest)
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