Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of a class of low or inferior knights, by bare tenure of a military fee, as distinguished from bannerets and baronets.
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Examples
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It is presumable too that the Collar of SS. is also an incident of the minor degree of knight bachelor (bas-chevalier seu miles-bachillarus); whilst the silver Collar of SS. belongs to every head of a family of ancient esquirage quality, bearing arms.
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