Conqueror
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
[L. Fr. conquereur; L. l Ai. conguastor, conqui8itor,f]i\\^ In old English law.
The first purchaser of an estate; he who brought it into the family owninff it.
2 BL Com. 242, 243.
Clearly formed from the L. Fr. conquereur^ (q.v.) According to Blackstone, William the Norman was called ** The Conqueror," to denote that he was the^ri^ of his family who acquired the crown of England.
2 BL Com. ub. sup.
See Conquest.
See Conquest.