Definition of Bachelorhood

1. Noun. The time of a man's life prior to marriage.

Generic synonyms: Time Of Life
Derivative terms: Bachelor

2. Noun. The state of being an unmarried man.
Generic synonyms: Marital Status
Derivative terms: Bachelor

Definition of Bachelorhood

1. n. The state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship.

Definition of Bachelorhood

1. Noun. The condition of being a bachelor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bachelorhood

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bachelorhood

bachelor
bachelor's degree
bachelor-at-arms
bachelor girl
bachelor pad
bachelor pads
bachelor parties
bachelor party
bachelordom
bachelordoms
bachelorette
bachelorette parties
bachelorette party
bachelorettes
bachelorhood (current term)
bachelorhoods
bachelorism
bachelorisms
bachelorly
bachelors
bachelorship
bachelorships
bachelour
bachelours
bachelry
baches
baching
bachs

Literary usage of Bachelorhood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Literary California, Poetry, Prose and Portraits by Ella Sterling Mighels (1918)
"EARLY CALIFORNIA A LAND OF bachelorhood In the early mining days California was practically a land of bachelorhood. ..."

2. Historical and Biographical Essays by John Forster (1858)
"Indeed he used wittily to give as his laughing excuse for bachelorhood, that you must count a lady's age as you do a hand at picquet, twenty-five, ..."

3. Judge Richard Reid a Biography by Elizabeth Jameson Reid (1886)
"STERLING — PARTNERSHIP OF REID & REID FIRM OF APPERSON & REID bachelorhood. At the urgency of his brother, Davis Reid, because of his delicate health, ..."

4. Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Wife: A Biography by Julian Hawthorne (1885)
"BOYHOOD AND bachelorhood BEFORE going further, it will be necessary to examine the epistolary records which cover the p.eriod (between 1830 and 1837) during ..."

5. The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Parsons Lathrop, Julian Hawthorne (1884)
"BOYHOOD AND bachelorhood. A CERTAIN mystery invests the early life of Nathaniel Hawthorne. There is a difficulty in reconciling the outward calm aud ..."

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