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Meanings of knight bachelor in English

Portuguese
bacharel

A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon.

        bacharel
        Russian
        рыцарь-бакалавр
        Portuguese
        knight bachelor
        Spanish
        caballero
        Catalan
        cavaller

        Title granted to a man who has been knighted by the British monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry.

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              рыцарь-бакалавр
              Usage of knight bachelor in English
              1
              David Adjaye received a knight bachelor award.
              Reuters
              2
              I am a plain knight bachelor.
              Sir John Constantine / Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abr...
              3
              Sir Ron was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1988 New Year Honours, for services to business management and the community.
              Radio NZ
              4
              The Queen used the sword that belonged to her father, George VI, to bestow the insignia of Knight Bachelor upon Capt Sir Tom.
              Radio NZ
              5
              "From Sir Francis Falconnet, Knight Bachelor of Beaumaris, volunteer captain in his Majesty's German Legion," he announced, with stern dignity.
              The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...
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