tropæum
See also: tropaeum
English
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editEtymology
editFrom the Latin tropaeum (“trophy”, “tropæum”). Doublet of trophy.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: trōpēʹəm, IPA(key): /tɹəʊˈpiːəm/
Noun
edittropæum (plural tropæa)
- (historical) A monument erected (originally on the field of battle) by the prevailing army (without Senatical grant — contrast triumph) to commemorate victory in war, featuring spoils taken from the enemy (especially the personal arms of the vanquished general), and dedicated to an appropriate god (such as Mars).
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editReferences
edit- “‖tropæum” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]