triumphant

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin triumphans. Surface analysis is triumph + -ant (“adjective ending”).

adj

  1. Celebrating victory.
    a triumphant chariot
    So shall it be in the church triumphant.
    Athena, war's triumphant maid...
    Strachan emerged triumphant from the battle of former Celtic managers at the venue where they both enjoyed some of the highest points of their coaching careers. November 14, 2014, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman

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