bachelorhood

n. state of being single, unmarried state

A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single). A man who was formerly married is not a bachelor but rather is a divorcé or a widower (except in cases where the marriage was legally annulled, in which case there was legally no marriage—especially if it was never consummated).
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Noun
1. the time of a man's life prior to marriage
(hypernym) time of life
2. the state of being an unmarried man
(hypernym) marital status

(n.)
The state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship.
  

Synonyms and related words:
bachelordom, bachelorism, bachelorship, celibacy, continence, maidenhead, maidenhood, misogamy, misogyny, monachism, monasticism, single blessedness, single state, singleness, spinsterhood, unwed state, virgin state, virginity