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n. A man of any age who has not been married. An unmarried woman. 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. An inferior knight; a squire. A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight. A member of one of the orders of chivalry, such as the Order of the Bath. In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a ...