Definition of "bachelordom" []

• The state of a male who is a bachelor; unwed. (noun)

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• "At no other time in history was bachelordom such a widespread, and pleasurable, pursuit."
• "However, the bastion of bachelordom – perhaps man in general – was the club."
• "If I were worth even $5,000 I would try to marry that plantation—but as it is, I resign myself to a long & useful bachelordom as cheerfully as I may."