VICTORY

victory. Victory, n. conquest, success, triumph, honor

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Vic″to‐ry (?), n.; pl. Victories (#). [[OE. victorie, OF. victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.]] The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; — the opposite of defeat. Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 54. God on our side, doubt not of victory. Shak. Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to the counsels, of a nation. Bolingbroke.