| 单词 | queen's champion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasQueen's Champion Queen's Champion n. (in the United Kingdom) the holder of a hereditary office whose traditional role is to issue a formal challenge at coronation ceremonies in defence of the queen’s title to the throne; this office or role; cf. King's Champion n. at king n. Compounds 5b, champion n. 2c.Although the Queen's (or King's) Champion still has a role in coronations, George IV's ceremony in 1820 was the last to feature the formal challenge. ΚΠ 1739 J. Oldmixon Hist. Eng.: Elizabeth I 620 The Earl of Cumberland, the Queen's Champion.., and others behaved with a great Dexterity and Bravery. 1852 Gentleman's Mag. May 521/1 The present Henry Dymoke esq. of Scrivelsby, now Queen's Champion by the tenure of that manor. 1953 Life 1 June 19 (caption) Queen's Champion..is commoner Captain John Dymoke, whose family have held office since 1377. 2015 Grimsby Tel. (Nexis) 1 Apr. 11 The Queen's Champion only comes into his own at Coronations. At the Coronation of our present Queen, Colonel Dymoke..carried the Union Standard in the great Abbey procession. < as lemmas |
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