bachelorism

[ bach-luh-riz-uhm ]

noun
  1. state of being a bachelor.

  2. a characteristic or peculiarity of a bachelor: Excessive tidiness had been added to his bachelorisms.

Origin of bachelorism

1
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; bachelor + -ism

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