bachelorhood

 [bach-uh-ler-hood, bach-ler-]  

bach·e·lor·hood

   [bach-uh-ler-hood, bach-ler-]
noun
the state of being a bachelor.
Also, bach·e·lor·dom.

Origin:
1825–35; bachelor + -hood
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bachelor (ˈbætʃələ, ˈbætʃlə)
 
—n
1.  a.  an unmarried man
 b.  (as modifier): a bachelor flat
2.  a.  a person who holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Science, etc
 b.  the degree itself
3.  Also called: bachelor-at-arms (in the Middle Ages) a young knight serving a great noble
4.  bachelor seal a young male seal, esp a fur seal, that has not yet mated
 
[C13: from Old French bacheler youth, squire, from Vulgar Latin baccalāris (unattested) farm worker, of Celtic origin; compare Irish Gaelic bachlach peasant]
 
usage  Gender-neutral form: single person
 
'bachelorhood
 
—n

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