| 单词 | knight bachelor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKnight Bachelor b. Knight Bachelor: a knight of the lowest but most ancient order; the full title of a gentleman who has been knighted (without belonging to any one of the specially named ‘orders’). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > position of commander in an order > Knight Bachelor pennonc1425 Knight Bachelor1609 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for knight > for Knight Bachelor Knight Bachelor1609 1609 Sir T. Smith's Common-wealth (rev. ed.) 25 He [a banneret] being before a batcheler knight, is now of a higher degree. 1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 336 These Knights..were anciently call'd Baccalaurei, or Bachelors. 1809 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. Knight-bachelor a simple knight, and not knight-banneret, or knight of the bath. 1883 Whitaker's Almanack 108 Knights Bachelors: a list of those Gentlemen [in number 278] who have received the honour of knighthood. < as lemmas |
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