Household-knight
noun
1.
(def 5).
[bach-uh-ler, bach-ler] /ˈbætʃ ə lər, ˈbætʃ lər/
noun
1.
an unmarried man.
2.
a person who has been awarded a .
3.
a fur seal, especially a young male, kept from the breeding grounds by the older males.
4.
Also called bachelor-at-arms. a young knight who followed the banner of another.
5.
Also called household knight. a landless knight.
/ˈbætʃələ; ˈbætʃlə/
noun
1.
2.
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
n.
c.1300, “young man;” also “youthful knight, novice in arms,” from Old French bacheler (11c.) “knight bachelor,” a young squire in training for knighthood, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Medieval Latin baccalarius “vassal farmer,” one who helps or tends a baccalaria “section of land.” Or from Latin baculum “a stick,” because the squire would practice with a staff, not a sword. Meaning evolved from “knight in training” to “young unmarried man” (early 14c.). Bachelor party as a pre-wedding ritual is from 1882.
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