WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Bachelor

Not Logged In: Login?

Find Books on Learning, Teaching, and Education!

Definitions of Bachelor

Pronunciation : Bach"e*lor
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. bacheler young man, F. bachelier (cf.Pr. bacalar, Sp.bachiller, Pg. bacharel, It. baccalare), LL. baccalarius the tenant of a kind of farm called baccalaria, a soldier not old or rich enough to lead his retainers into battle with a banner, person of
Definition : 1. A man of any age who has not been married. As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound. W. Irving.

2. An unmarried woman. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

3. A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts.

4. A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.

5. In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member. [Obs.]

6. (Zo?l.)

Defn: A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Merriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference Set: Includes: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, and The Merriam-Webster Vocabulary Builder

An attractive, affordable boxed reference set featuring best-selling references to help build vocabulary and improve language skills. The boxed set includes:

• The Merriam-Webster Dictionary ― over 75,000 definitions for the words you need today
• The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus ― over 150,000 word choices, plus usage guidance
• Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder ― learn 3,200 words with quizzes and root words―perfect for test prep!

Search

Search :

Random Words

Some Random Definitions!


Similar Sites

Похожие сайты

Share

Permalink for Sharing :
Поделиться :
Главная|Около|контакт|политика конфиденциальности

Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: mysqli_close(): Argument #1 ($mysql) must be of type mysqli, null given in /usr/lib/ggcms/src/classes/Database/DBAccess.php:158 Stack trace: #0 /usr/lib/ggcms/src/classes/Database/DBAccess.php(158): mysqli_close() #1 /usr/lib/ggcms/src/classes/Networking/Handler.php(100): DBAccess->DBEnd() #2 [internal function]: Handler->__destruct() #3 {main} thrown in /usr/lib/ggcms/src/classes/Database/DBAccess.php on line 158