knight bachelor

knight bach·e·lor

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Definitions of knight bachelor words

noun plural knight bachelor bachelor (def 3). 1
noun knight bachelor a person who has been knighted but who does not belong to any of the orders of knights 0
noun knight bachelor a member of the oldest and lowest rank of British knights 0
noun knight bachelor (Britain) A man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organized Orders of Chivalry; the lowest rank of knight in the British honours system. 0

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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