1) Backing 2) Patronage 3) Support 4) Title 1) Battle 2) Challenge 3) Competition 4) Contest 5) High status 6) Supremacy 7) Title 8) Title fight 9) Vessel prized in the NFL 
== Championship systems == Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. === Title match system === In this system, a competitor has to challenge the current champion to win the championship. This form of championship is used in wrestling, boxing, and other combat sports. === Tournament system === The term championships...[dog] Championships are awarded to dogs who have passed through a process of selection at dog shows. Traditionally, a championship was received at a conformation show, but championships are now offered for dogs who have attained a high degree of perfection in other dog sports as well. ==The conformation championship title== A dog qualifying...[rugby league] The Championship, known as the Kingstone Press Championship after its title sponsor Kingstone Press Cider, is a professional rugby league competition based in the United Kingdom. It acts as the country`s second-tier competition below the Super League, and has a system of promotion and relegation with the third-tier competitio...
• (n.) State of being champion; leadership; supremacy.
AKC title conferred on dogs after meeting requirements. Examples include: AFC - Amateur Field Champion Ch. - Conformation Champion FC - Field Champion OTCH - Obedience Champion HC - Herding Champion
[Noun] Plural form: championships. A series of competitions that result in one winner.
Cham'pi·on·ship noun State of being champion; leadership; supremacy. 
[n] - the status of being a champion
noun a competition at which a champion is chosen
Tournaments regulated by a golfing authority recognised by the R&A.
the distinction or condition of being a champion: to win a championship. · advocacy or defense: championship of the underdog. · a series of competitions or contests to determine a champion: the tennis championships.
a competition at which a winner is chosen