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knight bachelor

noun

, plural knights bachelors, knight bachelors.


knight bachelor

noun

  1. a person who has been knighted but who does not belong to any of the orders of knights
  2. another name for a bachelor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of knight bachelor1

First recorded in 1600–10

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