5. In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member.
[Obs.]
6. (Zoöl.) A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.
Bachelordom
(Bach"e*lor*dom) n. The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors.
Bachelorhood
(Bach"e*lor*hood) n. The state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship.
Bachelorism
(Bach"e*lor*ism) n. Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
W. Irving.