Tropæum

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: trōpēʹəm, IPA: /tɹəʊˈpiːəm/

Alternative forms

• tropheum 16^th C.
• trophæum 17^th–19^th CC.
• tropæon 19^th C.

Origin

From the Latin tropaeum ("trophy”, “tropæum").

Full definition of tropæum

Noun

1. (historical) A monument erected (originally on the field of battle) by the prevailing army (without Senatical grant — contrast triumph) to commemorate victory in war, featuring spoils taken from the enemy (especially the personal arms of the vanquished general), and dedicated to an appropriate god (such as Mars).

Related terms

• trophæal