bachelry
|ba-chel-ry|
/ˈbætʃəlri/
state of being a bachelor
Etymology
'bachelry' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'bachelerie', where 'bacheler' meant 'young man' or 'young knight'.
'bachelry' changed from Middle English 'bachelrie' (or 'bachelry'), which came from Old French 'bachelerie', and ultimately from Medieval Latin roots related to 'baccalarius'/'baccalaris'.
Initially, it referred to the rank or condition of a young knight or a young man in a feudal/medieval sense; over time it evolved into the sense of 'the state of being unmarried' (bachelorhood), and the word became archaic in modern English.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an archaic term for the state, condition, or rank of being a bachelor; bachelorhood; the collective body or status of bachelors.
He lived in comfortable bachelry for many years after his wife's death.
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