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bachelry

bachelry noun: collectively, aspiring knights.

Noun

bachelry pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, obsolete, plural, plural-only) Collectively, aspiring knights.

Origin of bachelry

From Middle English bachelrie, from Old French bachelerie.

Questions about bachelry

What does bachelry mean?
Bachelry means collectively, aspiring knights.
What part of speech is bachelry?
Bachelry is a noun.

Words near bachelry in the dictionary

  1. bachelorx parties
  2. bachelorx party
  3. bachelorxes
  4. bachelour
  5. bachelours
  6. bachelry
  7. Bachels
  8. Bacher
  9. Bachers
  10. Bachert
  11. Bacherts

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