Knight bachelor \Knight" bach"e*lor\; pl. Knights bachelors.
   A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English
   knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See
   Bachelor, 4.
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	knight bachelor
    n 1: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
         [syn: knight bachelor, bachelor-at-arms, bachelor]