Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knight bachelor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: knight bach-e-lor
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organized orders of chivalry; the lowest rank of knight in the British honours system.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Knights Bachelor (plural)

Synonyms

bachelor-at-arms bachelor

Questions

What does knight bachelor mean?: A man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organized orders of chivalry; the lowest rank of knight in the British honours system.

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