knight bachelor
noun, plural knights bachelors, knight bachelors.
Origin of knight bachelor
First recorded in 1600–10
Words nearby knight bachelor
knife-point,
knifeman,
knifepoint,
kniferest,
knight,
knight bachelor,
knight banneret,
knight errant,
knight errantry,
knight in shining armor,
knight marshal
Example sentences from the Web for knight bachelor
Pennon, pen′on, n. a flag, a medieval knight-bachelor's ensign: a long narrow flag: a pinion or wing.
Chandos was still a knight-bachelor when he led part of the prince of Wales's army into Spain.
Penn′oncelle, a small flag like a pennon; Penn′oncier, a knight-bachelor.
British Dictionary definitions for knight bachelor
knight bachelor
noun plural knights bachelors or knights bachelor
a person who has been knighted but who does not belong to any of the orders of knights
another name for a bachelor (def. 3)