Definition of "bachelor of arts" []

• A bachelor's degree in arts and sciences (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "University of Prague, Matthew graduated bachelor of arts in 1355 and master in 1357, and later filled for several terms the office of dean in the same faculty."
• "He 'took the degree of bachelor of arts in 1579, and in the latter end of that year did compleat it by determination in Schoolstreet.'"