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bachelorism|ˈbætʃɪləˌrɪz(ə)m|
[f. bachelor + -ism.]
1. A habit or peculiarity of a bachelor.
1808W. Irving Salmag. viii. (1860) 166 His character—fertile in..bachelorisms. 1860J. Kennedy Swallow B. 14 Chiding me roundly for certain waxing bachelorisms.
2. The condition of being a bachelor; the behaviour, conduct, or nature characteristic of this. Also old bachelorism.
1834Blackw. Mag. XXXV. 769 Bound in the triple steel of resolute bachelorism. 1838New Monthly Mag. LIV. 442 This omission may be looked upon as by no means characteristic of old bachelorism. 1857J. Aiton Domestic Econ. 83 A prim correct sort of bachelorism. 1884American VIII. 236 The oddest theory of voluntary old bachelorism. |