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knight bachelor
knight bachelor
noun
- a person who has been knighted but who does not belong to any of the orders of knights
- another name for a bachelor
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Word History and Origins
Origin of knight bachelor1
First recorded in 1600–10
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Example Sentences
Chandos was still a knight-bachelor when he led part of the prince of Wales's army into Spain.
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Penn′oncelle, a small flag like a pennon; Penn′oncier, a knight-bachelor.
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Pennon, pen′on, n. a flag, a medieval knight-bachelor's ensign: a long narrow flag: a pinion or wing.
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The esquire ranked immediately below the knight bachelor, and his office was regarded as the apprentice stage of knighthood.
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When you direct a letter to a knight bachelor—though it is indeed customary and well-bred to omit altogether the Knt.
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