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Triumphal(l, Tryumphall, adj. Also: triumphale, tryumphale, trywmphale. [Late ME and e.m.E. tryumphal (Lydgate), triumphal (1495), OF triumphal, L. triumphālis.]

1. Of, associated with or pertaining to a triumph or victory, or the victor; betokening or celebrating victory. Also in fig. context. a1500 Henr. Fab. 1475.
Alswa ȝe knaw the honour triumphall Off all victour vpon the strenth dependis Off his compair 1490 Irland Mir. III 17/36.
The hardy knycht of Jhesu bar planlie in his forret … the takin triumphale of the cors quharon he ourcome all the innemeis 1494 Loutfut MS 124b.
In the vii dedis of honour that thair suld be giffin for thaim vii honorable crowins … the quhilk vii crownis is callit thus … the crownne triumphall [etc.] 1507 Treas. Acc. III 258.
xxiiij elne taffeti for the chair triumphale for the blak lady c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 11/4.
The signe triumphall rasit is of the croce c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 6/75 (STS).
[The Virgin Mary] Trywmphale [OUP tryumphale] hall, hie tour royall Of Godis celsitud 1513 Doug. iv i 76.
Hyarbas kyng and othir heris all, Quhilkis in the rich sulȝe triumphall [Ruddim. triumphal] Of Aufrik boundis [etc.] 1513 Doug. ix Prol. 38.
The lawrer, cedyr, or the palm triumphale 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 119.
Mercurious … Exaultit wes, in to the throne tryumphall Off his mantioun 1533 Boece 334.
This tryumphale victorie to king Eugenye of all warldly actis was the last 1537 Lynd. Depl. Magd. 73.
O Paris … Quhilk did resaue our prince with laud & glorie Solempnitlie throw arkis triumphall

2. Triumphant, victorious. 1513 Doug. viii iv 47.
Hercules … With prowd spulȝe arryving triumphal a1568 Bann. MS 86a/50.
The schyre of stait betakynnis in deid The trune triumphall of the trinytie

3. absol. as noun. = Triumph(e n. 1. 1533 Boece 109.
The Emprioure Claudius … without presoneris … suld nocht returne to Rome that tharethrow his tryumphale suld be les glorios than he belevit