3. To claim as due; to demand as a right. Challenge better terms. Addison.
4. To censure; to blame. [Obs.] He complained of the emperors . . . and challenged them for that he had no greater revenues . . . from them. Holland.
5. (Mil.)
Defn: To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines); as, the sentinel challenged us, with "Who comes there"
6. To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation.
7. (Law)
Defn: To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or member of a court.
8. To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the ground that the person in not qualifed as a voter. [U. S.] To challenge to the array, favor, polls. See under Challenge, n.
CHALLENGE
Chal"lenge, v. i.
Defn: To assert a right; to claim a place.
Where nature doth with merit challenge. Shak.