knight bachelor
Americannoun
plural
knights bachelors, knight bachelorsnoun
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a person who has been knighted but who does not belong to any of the orders of knights
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another name for a bachelor
Etymology
Origin of knight bachelor
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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May, who is also an animal welfare campaigner, was appointed a knight bachelor for his services to music and charity.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022
Prof Van-Tam is a regular "knight bachelor" - but he, Prof Vallance, and Prof Whitty, will all have the title "Sir".
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2021
He was made a knight bachelor the same year, and in 1999 he was named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the non-performer category.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2016
Perhaps never had Devlen Castle seen a more brilliant and goodly company gathered in the great hall than that which came to witness King Henry create Myles Falworth a knight bachelor.
From Men of Iron by Pyle, Howard
The esquire ranked immediately below the knight bachelor, and his office was regarded as the apprentice stage of knighthood.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
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