championship

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Defense or support of some cause.

   His championship of civil rights eventually bore fruit.

2. 2
   noun

   the act of providing approval and support

3. 3
   noun

   a competition at which a champion is chosen

4. 4
   noun

   the status of being a champion

5. 5
   noun

   A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

6. 6
   noun

   The position of champion, or winner.

7. 7
   name

   the EFL Championship (the second-highest division of English football)

8. 8
   name

   the Scottish Championship (the second-highest division of Scottish football)

Etymology

From champion + -ship.