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/bach"euh leuhr euht ahrmz", bach"leuhr-/, n., pl. bachelors-at-arms.bachelor (def. 4).
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bachelor-at-arms — achelor at arms n. a knight of the lowest order; he was permitted to display only a pennon. Syn: knight bachelor, bachelor [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Bachelor — A young man who wished to be a *knight; later, a young knight in the service of another senior; a novice in arms and warfare, thus by extension, a craftsman or journeyman not yet of master status; also a student whose degree is below that of a… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
knight bachelor — noun a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon • Syn: ↑bachelor at arms, ↑bachelor • Hypernyms: ↑knight … Useful english dictionary
