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triumphus
2 English words descend from Latin
triumphus
, most common first.
triumph
A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
ruff
A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).