a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
2.
an engagement ending in such triumph: American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
3.
the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest: The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
4.
a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.: a moral victory.
5.
(initial capital letter) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.
Origin: 1275–1325; ME victorie < L victōria, equiv. to victōr-, s. of victorvictor+ -ia-y3
Related forms:
vic⋅to⋅ry⋅less, adjective
Synonyms: 3.Victory,conquest,triumph refer to a successful outcome of a struggle. Victory suggests the decisive defeat of an opponent in a contest of any kind: victory in battle; a football victory. Conquest implies the taking over of control by the victor, and the obedience of the conquered: a war of conquest; the conquest of Peru. Triumph implies a particularly outstanding victory: the triumph of a righteous cause; the triumph of justice.
Success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle.
The state of having triumphed.
[Middle English, from Old French victorie, from Latin victōria, from victor, victor; see victor.]
Synonyms: These nouns denote winning a war, struggle, or competition. Victory refers especially to the final defeat of an enemy or opponent: "Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be" (Winston S. Churchill). Conquest connotes subduing, subjugating, or achieving control over: "Conquest of illiteracy comes first" (John Kenneth Galbraith). Triumph denotes a victory or success that is especially noteworthy because it is decisive, significant, or spectacular: preaching the eventual triumph of good over evil.
[vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree] 
) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.