[bach.e.lor] n [ME bacheler, fr. OF] (14c) 1: a young knight who follows the banner of another
2: a person who has received what is usu. the lowest degree conferred by a four-year college, university, or professional school "~ of arts" 3 a: an unmarried man b: a male animal (as a fur seal) without a mate during breeding time -- bach.e.lor.dom n -- bach.e.lor.hood n
[2]bachelor adj (1857) 1: suitable for or occupied by a single person "a ~ apartment"
2: unmarried "~ women" "~ parents"