bac cal aureus

[In Dan. & Dut. bac cal aureus; Ger, bac cal aureus, bakkalaureus; all from Mediæv. Lat. bac cal aureus, a corrupt form of bacca lari us, a Low Lat. adjective descriptive of a man who worked on a bacca lari a a farm, a division of land of uncertain size.] [BACHELOR.] One who has taken the first degree in a university; a Bachelor (of Arts ).