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knight bachelor

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knight bachelor
n. pl. knights bachelors or knight bachelors
An English knight of the lowest rank; a bachelor.

knight bachelor
n pl knights bachelors, knights bachelor
1. a person who has been knighted but who does not belong to any of the orders of knights
2. another name for a bachelor [3]
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Noun1.knight bachelor - a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
knight - originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit


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Sir Roy Calne, who was granted the Knight Bachelor Honors in 1986, is a revered professor, author and surgeon in the field of transplantation surgery.
Sir Roy Calne, who was granted the Knight Bachelor Honors in 1986, is a revered professor, author and surgeon in the field of transplantation surgery.
O'Reilly was named a knight bachelor by the Queen of England in a New Year's Honors List.
 
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