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Triumphand, -ant, adj. Also: triumpheand, triumphaunt, -ing, trieumphand, -ant, tryumphand, -ant, tryhumphant, trewmphand. [e.m.E. tryumphaunte, tryhumphant (both 1494), triumphant (1526), F. triumph-, triomphant, L. triumphānt-.]

1. Pertaining to triumph or victory, triumphal. = Triumphall adj.(a) c1500-c1512 Dunb. (STS) lxxxvi 19.
[The Virgin Mary] Tryumphand tempill of the Trinite, That turned us fra Tartar eternall 1528 Lynd. Dreme 566.
Off that tryumphand courte celestiall Sanct Peter was lufetenand generall 1549 Compl. 79/34.
The Inglismen … biggit triumphand edeficis in al the burrous of Scotland Arundel MS 275/33.
Wnto his trone, with hie tryvmphand tryne, Is gone this glorius prince of most degre a1578 Pitsc. (1728) 161 (see Pitsc. I 379/4 in 3 (a) below).
Triumphant(b) c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 103/9.
O hye triumphing peradis of joy

2. Conquering, victorious. = Triumphall adj. 2. 1546 Lynd. Trag. Card. 244.
Holopharne be Judeth keillit wasse In myd amang his tryumphant armye 1562-3 Winȝet I 7/30.
Ȝe nobilis specialie … hes destroyit the trew religioun and triumphand kingdome of Christe

b. The kirk triumphant, that portion of the Church which has ‘conquered’ the world and entered into glory; the community of Heaven. 1490 Irland Mir. I 22/14.
To fulfill Thi will, counsale & ordinaunce in this kyrk militant, as dois the haly angellis in the kyrk triumphant 1490 Irland Mir. I 77/19.
The kyrk triumphaunt aboue in the hevin emperiale a1538 Abell 115a.
And it be aganis the comown weill of halie kirk it is nocht acceptabill before God in the kirk triumphant 1560 Conf. Faith in Acts II 530/2.
This Kirk is inuisibill, knawin onlie to God, … and comprehendis asweill … the elect that be departit, commounlie callit the Kirk triumphant, and thay that ȝit liue and fecht aganis syne & Sathan

3. Splendid, magnificent.(a) a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 434.
Thy greit triumphand fame and hie honour, Quhair thou was callit of eirdlye wichtis flour, All is decayit 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 502.
Tryumphand [Pitsc. I 277/17, triumpheand] tornayis, iustyng & knychtly game 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 626.
Adew, Edinburgh, thow heych tryumphant toun 1531 Bell. Boece (M) II 231.
Mony nobillis … of Scotland … war ressauit be King Hary with incredibill expensis, lachand na triumphand chere c1540 Lynd. Syde Taillis 39.
To se … ane plesand sicht, Of Italie the ladyis bricht, In thare clething most triumphand 1548 Cal. Sc. P. I 142.
By whose discord the … glory of the tryhumphant Rome was eclipsed and shadowed 1549 Compl. 20/20.
Quhar is the grite ande riche tryumphand cite of Nynyue c1552 Lynd. Mon. 61.
Jherusalem, that moste tryumphant town a1578 Pitsc. I 247/12.
The king of France … sieand the Paipis rigourousnes aganis him … came manfullie to the feildis witht ane trieumphand airme aganis him a1578 Pitsc. I 379/4.
Thair was maid to hir ane trieumphant frais [1728 a triumphant arch] be Schir Dawid Lyndsay of the Mont c1590 Fowler I 35/223.
He goes infettered hard afore this high triumphant chair [sc. Cupid's throne](b) a1578 Pitsc. I 154/12.
He foundit ane trewmphand [1728 triumphant] colledge in Sanctandrois callit Sanct Salvatouris colledge