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bachelorship

bachelorship noun: the state of being a bachelor.

Noun

bachelorship (countable and uncountable, plural bachelorships)

  1. The state of being a bachelor.
    • It implanted a dagger in the heart of one nobleman, who was a hearer by mere chance, and awoke a tender desire in the breast of another, after so long a period of old bachelorship, that mothers of every description had given him up some time ago.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 251

Forms of bachelorship

pluralbachelorships

Origin of bachelorship

From bachelor + -ship.

Questions about bachelorship

What does bachelorship mean?
Bachelorship means the state of being a bachelor.
What part of speech is bachelorship?
Bachelorship is a noun.
What is the plural of bachelorship?
The plural of bachelorship is bachelorships.

Words near bachelorship in the dictionary

  1. Bachelors of Arts
  2. Bachelors of Engineering
  3. Bachelors of Philosophy
  4. Bachelors of Science
  5. Bachelors of Surgery
  6. bachelorship
  7. bachelorships
  8. bachelorwise
  9. bachelorx
  10. bachelorx parties
  11. bachelorx party

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