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Home Dictionary Name: bas chevaliersBas-Chevaliers
Bas-Chevaliers, low or inferior knights by tenure of a base military fee, as distinguished from bannerets, chief or superior knights. Hence we call our simple knights, viz., knights bachelors, bas-chevaliers, Ken. Par. Antiq...
Knights bachelors
Knights bachelors [fr. bas chevalier, Fr.], the most ancient though lowest order of knighthood, formerly entitled to a pennon in battle. See BAS-CHEVALIERS; KNIGHT....
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