victoryn.[OE. victorie, OF. victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.] The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat.()Death is swallowed up in victory. (1 Cor. xv. 54.)God on our side, doubt not of victory. (Shak.)Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to the counsels, of a nation. (Bolingbroke.)