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TRO'PHY, n. [L. tropoeum.]
A sign or
memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval
victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief
city of the conquered people.
&fist] A trophy consisted originally of some of the armor, weapons, etc., of the defeated enemy fixed to the trunk of a tree or to a post erected on an elevated site, with an inscription, and a dedication to a divinity. The Romans often erected their trophies in the Capitol. The representation of such a memorial, as on a
medal; esp. (Arch.), an ornament representing a group of arms and
military weapons, offensive and defensive.
Anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a
memorial of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc.
Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears, Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest;
as, every redeemed soul is a trophy of grace.
Trophy money, a duty paid formerly in England, annually, by housekeepers, toward providing harness, drums, colors, and the like, for the militia. | ||||||||