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Bachelor Of Mass Media
A bachelor is a man who is not and has never been married.Bachelors are, in Pitt & al.'s phrasing, "men who live independently, outside of their parents' home and other institutional settings, who are neither married nor cohabitating". (). Etymology A bachelor is first attested as the 12th-century ''bacheler'': a knight bachelor, a knight too young or poor to gather vassals under his own banner. The Old French ' presumably derives from Provençal ' and Italian ', but the ultimate source of the word is uncertain.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 1st ed.bachelor, ''n.'' Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1885. The proposed Medieval Latin * ("vassal", "field hand") is only attested late enough that it may have derived from the vernacular languages, rather than from the southern French and northern Spanish Latin . Alternatively, it has been derived from Latin ' ("a stick"), in reference to the wooden sticks used by knights in training. History From the 14th century, the term "bachelor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pitt
Richard Pitt (1765–1826) was an early settler and constable in Tasmania. He migrated to Australia in 1803 on ''Ocean'', one of two ships that founded a short-lived settlement in Port Phillip. The Port Phillip settlement was abandoned in early 1804, and relocated to Hobart. Pitt was made constable in Van Diemen's Land, and in December 1804, was granted of land at Stainsforth's Cove (New Town). Pitt retained his farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ... interests, but paid more attention to his official duties as district constable at New Town. On 14 February 1818, Pitt was appointed chief constable for Hobart Town. He remained chief constable until his death at Hobart on 14 May 1826. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pitt, Richard 1765 births 1826 deaths E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |