tripos
noun
- Obsolete a tripod
- at Cambridge University
- Historical a scholar who sat on a three-legged stool at commencement and disputed humorously with candidates for a degree
- any examination for the BA degree with honors (orig. in mathematics)
See tripos in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(trīˈpŏsˌ)
noun pl. tri·pos·es Any of the examinations for the B.A. degree with honors at Cambridge University in England.
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