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knight bachelor

 
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–noun, plural knights bachelors, knight bachelors.
bachelor (def. 3).
Origin:
1600–10
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knight bachelor  
n.   pl. knights bachelors or knight bachelors
An English knight of the lowest rank; a bachelor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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knight bachelor

most ancient, albeit lower ranking, form of English knighthood, with its origin dating to the reign of Henry III in the 13th century.

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