bachelor
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈbæʧələr/
- Archaic
:
caballero
- The initiate is seated among the most important elders against the nangkat (bachelor bed) on the side of the saami at furthest remove from the private, female part (biik) of the house.
- a bachelor bed
Examples
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The bachelor served under the banner of his lord, embodying the values of chivalry.
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In medieval times, a bachelor was a knight who could only display a pennon as his standard.
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And pick out every bachelor at a glance.
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This society of yours is a bachelor's club.
Academic text (1997) -
Soup also makes great bachelor chow.
Blog text (26) -
I'd like to introduce you to the only two-star bachelor in North Africa.
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The bachelor knights had dallied with her because she was pretty, but they did not take things too far because her father was a respected nobleman.
Blog text (28) -
At the tournament, each bachelor demonstrated his skill with a lance before the nobility.
Synonyms
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6.5
A man trained to fight on horseback in the Middle Ages or one given the title Sir by the monarch
A low-ranking knight allowed to carry only a small flag on a lance
A man given the title Sir by the crown who is not in a knight order
A knight from long ago who fights to protect others and keep honor
Compounds
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2.8
A party for a man before he gets married with his male friends to celebrate
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3.4
A first university degree in science subjects that usually takes three to five years
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3.8
A first university degree in subjects like languages, history, and social sciences
A university degree that teaches how to work in and run libraries
A university degree in nursing that combines arts and science subjects
A first university degree in religious study for people training as Christian ministers
A first university degree about designing and planning buildings
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bachelor once meant a junior knight or young warrior, from Old French bacheler and Latin baccalarius meaning 'young fighter' or 'serving man'. So a medieval bachelor was a low-ranking knight allowed only a small flag, which explains the word's old sense of a junior or unmarried man.