TRIUMPH

I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old French, from Latin ~us Date: 14th century a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a decisive victory over a foreign enemy, the joy or exultation of victory or success, 3. a victory or conquest by or as if by military force, a notable success , ~al adjective II. intransitive verb Date: 1508 to obtain victory ; prevail , 2. to receive the honor of a ~, to celebrate victory or success boastfully or exultingly