CONQUETS, French law. The name given to every acquisition which the husband
and wife, jointly or severally, make during the conjugal community. Thus,
whatever is acquired by the husband and wife, either by his or her industry
or good fortune, enures to the extent of one-half for the benefit of the
other. Merl. Rep. mot Conquet; Merl. Quest. mot Conquet. In Louisiana, these
gains are called aquets. (q.v.) Civ. Code of Lo. art. 2369.