(in the UK) a hereditary official who at coronations offers to defend the monarch's title to the throne.
(英国)王国斗士世袭官员(保卫君主在加冕礼上继承王位)
Example sentencesExamples
James Figg opened his Academy in Tottenham Court Road London, in 1719, and claimed the title ‘Champion of England’ from then until about 1730.
The author would like to extend his thanks to Mr. Sid Watkinson, whose Grandfather was Champion of England in 1904.
But when everything was prepared, the opponent of the earl, seized with a sudden panic, fled the arena; whereupon the victory was adjudged by acclamation to the champion of England.
The interior is exceedingly neat, and contains several interesting monuments to members of the family of Dymoke, of Scrivelsby, in which is vested the office of hereditary champion of England.