• (British) IPA: /ˈtɹaɪpɒs/

tripos (plural triposes)

1. (obsolete) A three-legged structure; a tripod.
   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 54573970 ↗:

     , New York Review of Books, 2001, p.73:

     Thales sent the golden tripos, which the fishermen found and the oracle commanded to be “given to the wisest”, to Bias, Bias to Solon, etc.

2. (, Cambridge University) Any of the final examinations for a BA honours degree.
3. (, Cambridge University) The list of successful candidates in such an examination.