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Champion of England

American  

noun

  1. a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king King's Champion or the queen Queen's Champion who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.


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It is the quintessential sleeping giant: Champion of England three times in the 1950s, the club has enjoyed only two brief spells in the Premier League since 1992.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2017

The Champion of England dwelt there—the unconquered, the undisputed chieftain of the fighting clan.

From The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography by David Christie Murray

The variety was originated by Mr. William Fairbeard, who also raised the Champion of England.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr

You're a master wi' your fists, thanks to John an' me—and you might have been Champion of England if you hadn't set your heart on being only a gentleman.

From The Amateur Gentleman by Jeffery Farnol

It originated from the Dwarf White Knight's Marrow, and was taken from the pod in which was found the Champion of England.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr

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