TRUMP

I. noun Etymology: Middle English trompe, from Anglo-French ~e, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba, ~a ~et Date: 14th century 1. ~et , Jew's harp , a sound of or as if of ~eting , II. noun Etymology: alteration of 1triumph Date: 1529 1. a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit, the suit whose cards are ~s for a particular hand, a decisive overriding factor or final resource, a dependable and exemplary person, III. verb Date: 1586 transitive verb to get the better of ; override , to play a ~ on (a card or trick) when another suit was led, intransitive verb to play a ~ when another suit was led