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The word "spoils" refers to the remains left after conflict, especially those items others would be eager to have. This being said, the meaning of the phrase become simpler. Literally, the victor in a conflict, the winner, takes the prizes, the rewards, pretty much anything he wants. This extends beyond the physical. Consider who writes history. How many evil winners have you ever heard of in past battles or wars. The winners always beat down, beat back, uspurp the efforts of their evil opponents.
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∙ 14y ago
This saying means that the winner of a conflict or competition receives the rewards or benefits of their victory. It implies that success brings advantages or rewards for the person who comes out on top.
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∙ 12y agoIt means who ever wins gets the rewards
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What does to victor belong the soils mean?
The phrase "To the victor belong the spoils" means that the winner of a competition or conflict is entitled to the rewards or benefits of their victory. It is often used to emphasize the idea that success brings rewards and the winner gets to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
What did marcy mean by the spoils of the enemy?
Senator William I Marcy supported Andrew Jackson's replacement of John Quincy Adam's appointees by referring to the idea that "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy." So, in a sense, Jackson created the "spoils system" of political patronage.
Latin for to the victor goes the spoils?
The correct Latin translation of "To the victor the spoils" is "Victori spolia." Explanation: 'Victorem' is the accusative case of the 3rd declension noun 'victor'. Use of a noun in the accusative case, together with the pronoun 'ad ', means 'to' in the sense of travelling - eg 'Ambulavi ad victorem' means 'I walked to the victor'. The construction (ad + accusative noun) does NOT mean 'to' in the sense of giving. For that you need the dative case, with no preposition. The dative of 'victor' is 'victori'. The word 'spolias' does not, and never did exist. The ending '-as' is 1st declension accusative plural, but the Latin word 'spolium' (booty) is 2nd declension neuter. The word 'spolium' was usually used in the plural, and the plural of 'spolium', in both the nominative and accusative cases, is 'spolia'. "To the victor, the spoils" is thus "victori spolia"
What does this riddle mean spo division sign ils?
Dividing the spoils or splitting the spoils. Spoils being the fortune made from an activity.
Who is richer noel or Liam gallagher?
I mean . . . It really goes without saying.
What does it mean to the victors come the spoils of war?
When wars are fought the "spoils " are the lands taken and the resources taken.
What does it mean when a guy post this as his status saying i hope she goes back out with me?
It probably means that he hopes somebody goes out with him again. (:
What does nairyna mean?
Crazy girl that goes to Shepard n is less cool than victor and she is also very lame
What does anfal mean?
"Anfal" is an Arabic term that means "spoils of war" or "booty." It is commonly associated with the Anfal genocide, a campaign of mass murder and displacement carried out by the Iraqi government against the Kurdish population in the late 1980s.
Throwing bricks in a glass house what does that mean?
Well...it goes without saying but I guess it could be used as a way of saying something's inevitable
What does the saying he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing mean?
it means that if you g and borrow something and dont give it back you're going to be sorry for it.
What does the name chartney mean?
a girl that spoils her sisters.too much
