Knight Bachelor

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.

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Meanings

nounKnight Bachelor (plural Knights Bachelor)

plural Knights Bachelor

  1. UKA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon

Similar
bachelor-at-armsbachelor
Broader
knightmanadult male
Also see
bachelor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

Knight Bachelor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knight%20Bachelor

MLA

“Knight Bachelor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knight%20Bachelor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Knight Bachelor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knight%20Bachelor.

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