Champion \Cham"pi*on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Championed; p. pr. & vb. n. Championing.]

[Obs.]

--Shak. 2. To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.

Championed or unchampioned, thou diest. --Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)