champertous,a.|ˈtʃæmpətəs| [f. champart + -ous.] Of the nature of champerty. 1641Answ.Vind. SmectymnuusDed. 2 This champertous combination.1868J. T. Benjamin Sales Pers.Prop. (1884) 520 Taking a transfer of an interest in litigation as a security is not champertous.