Vic'to-ry, n.

n. [Lat. victoria, from victor, a victor; Fr. victoire, Pr., Sp., & Pg. victoria, It. vittoria.] The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in contest; a gaining of the superiority in war, struggle, or combat; conquest; triumph.

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.