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noun
1.
an unmarried man.
2.
a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
3.
a fur seal, especially a young male, kept from the breeding grounds by the older males.
4.
Also called bachelor-at-arms. a young knight who followed the banner of another.
5.
Also called household knight. a landless knight.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English bacheler < Old French < Vulgar Latin *baccalār(is) farm hand; akin to Late Latin baccalāria piece of land, orig. plural of *baccalārium dairy farm, equivalent to *baccālis of cows (bacca, variant of Latin vacca cow + -ālis -al1) + -ārium place
1250–1300; Middle English bacheler < Old French < Vulgar Latin *baccalār(is) farm hand; akin to Late Latin baccalāria piece of land, orig. plural of *baccalārium dairy farm, equivalent to *baccālis of cows (bacca, variant of Latin vacca cow + -ālis -al1) + -ārium place
Related forms
bach·e·lor·like, adjective
bach·e·lor·ly, adjective
non·bach·e·lor, noun
pre·bach·e·lor, adjective, noun
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