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A '''bachelor''' is a young or unmarried man; or, archaically, the holder of a [[bachelor's degree]].
A '''bachelor''' is a young or unmarried man; or '''bachelorette''' for a woman. Also, somewhat archaically, the holder of a [[bachelor's degree]].
The educational term originates from the [[Latin]] ''bacca laurus'', "decorated", whence more directly derives our adjective form ''baccalaureate''. In the [[Middle Ages]], under the influence of the Anglo-Saxon word ''bacheler'' (with an ''e''), meaning a young person, the word "bachelor" came to denote a young man. (The conflation of terms was understandable, since in Classical times most students ''were'' male.)
The educational term originates from the [[Latin]] ''bacca laurus'', "decorated", whence more directly derives our adjective form ''baccalaureate''. In the [[Middle Ages]], under the influence of the Anglo-Saxon word ''bacheler'' (with an ''e''), meaning a young person, the word "bachelor" came to denote a young man. (The conflation of terms was understandable, since in Classical times most students ''were'' male.)