Triumph, trī′umf, n. in ancient Rome, a solemn procession in honour of a victorious general: joy for success: victory: (Shak.) a trump card.—v.i. to celebrate a victory with pomp: to rejoice for victory: to obtain victory: to be prosperous: to boast, exult (with over): (Shak.) to shine brightly.—v.t. (Milt.) to boast over.—adj. Trium′phal, pertaining to triumph: used in celebrating victory.—n. (Milt.) a token of victory.—adj. Trium′phant, celebrating or rejoicing for a triumph: expressing joy for success: victorious.—adv. Trium′phantly.—n. Trī′umpher.—adv. Trī′umphingly, in a triumphing manner: with triumph or exultation.—Triumphal arch, an arch erected in connection with the triumph of a Roman general, any decorative arch in public rejoicings, &c.—Church triumphant (see Church). [L. triumphus; akin to Gr. thriambos, a hymn to Bacchus.]
Triumvir, trī-um′vir, n. one of three men in the same office or government:—pl. Trium′virī, Trium′virs.—adj. Trium′viral.—n. Trium′virate (Shak. Trium′viry), an association of three men in office or government, or for any political ends—esp. that of Pompey, Crassus, and Cæsar (60 B.C.), and that of Octavian (Augustus), Mark Antony, and Lepidus (43 B.C.): any trio or triad. [L. trium-, from tres, three, vir, a man.]
Triune, trī′ūn, adj. being three in one.—n. Triū′nity. [Coined from L. tri-, root of tres, three, unus, one.]
Trivalent, trī′vā-lent, or triv′-, adj. equivalent in combining or displacing power to three monad atoms.—n. Trī′valence (or triv′-). [L. tres, three, valens, -entis, pr.p. of valĕre, to be strong.]
Trivalve, trī′valv, adj. having three valves.—Also Trī′valved, Trival′vular.
Trivertebral, trī-ver′tē-bral, adj. composed of three vertebræ.
Trivet, triv′et, n. a stool or other thing supported on three feet: a movable iron frame in a kitchen fire-grate for supporting kettles, &c.—Right as a trivet (coll.), standing steadily like a tripod: perfectly right. [O. Fr. trepied—L. tripes, tripedis—tres, three, pes, a foot.]
Trivial, triv′i-al, adj. that may be found anywhere, of little importance; trifling: common, vernacular.—v.i. Triv′ialise, to render paltry.—ns. Triv′ialism, a trivial matter or remark; Trivial′ity, the state or quality of being trivial: that which is trivial, a trifle.—adv. Triv′ially.—ns. Triv′ialness; Triv′ium, in medieval schools the name given to the first three liberal arts—viz. grammar, rhetoric, and logic. [L. trivialis, (lit.) 'at the cross-roads or public streets'—trivium, a place where three ways meet—tres, three, via, a way.]
Tri-weekly, trī′-wēk′li, adj. once every three weeks: three times a week.
Troad, trōd, n. (Spens.). Same as Trode.