Unmarried men, or holders of bachelor's degrees (the first undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities). Can refer to either marital status or educational achievement.
From Old French 'bacheler' meaning 'young knight' or 'junior member,' possibly from Latin 'baccalarius.' The educational sense developed in medieval universities where bachelor scholars were junior to masters, while the marital sense evolved from the idea of young, unmarried knights.
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