(British) A man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organized orders of chivalry; the lowest rank of knight in the British honours system.
(British) A man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organized orders of chivalry; the lowest rank of knight in the British honours system.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
(UK, military, historical) An enlisted male soldier suited through education and social background to be a commissioned officer.
The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.