<P> The tarot deck contains a fifth suit, known in gaming as the atouts or honours and in occult circles as the Major Arcana, which serves as a permanent trump suit in games played with the tarot deck . The suit consists of twenty - two cards, including a Fool which serves as a highest trump (in Central Europe) or excuses the players from following suit elsewhere . </P> <P> Due primarily to the prevalence of the trump in card games, the term used in Japan for the standard 52 - card deck of playing cards is toranpu (トランプ), derived from the English word "trump". </P> <P> From this card game use came metaphoric uses, e.g.: </P> <Ul> <Li> "He (The Penguin) might have played all Aces, but I (Batman) will play my trump card ."--1966 - 03 - 24 Episode 22 of Batman & Robin season 1 . </Li> <Li> "The CEO needs this report in one hour . That trumps anything you're currently working on ." </Li> <Li> "He trumped my ace" for "I thought that I had a winning advantage, but he brought along something to defeat it ." </Li> </Ul>

Where did the phrase trump card come from