I like your tag line... Victory, or course, IS a French word.
Excerpted from American Heritage Talking Dictionary
vic-to-ry (vikt-re)n.pl. vic-to-ries. Abbr. V 1. Defeat of an enemy or opponent. 2. Success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle. 3. The state of having triumphed.[Middle English, from Old French victorie, from Latin victoria, from victor, victor-, victor. See VICTOR.]