Spinster tags "spinster" (meaning "...unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage") as "derogatory" and "a good example of the way in which a word acquires strong connotations to the extent that it can no longer be used in a neutral sense." The 1828 and 1913 editions of "Merriam Webster's Dictionary" defined spinster in two ways: "1. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin. 2. Law: An unmarried or single woman." By the 1800s, the term had evolved to include women who chose not to marry. During that century middle-class spinsters, as well as
The Bachelor UK (series 4) The Bachelor UK (series 4) The Bachelor UK 2011 is the fourth series of the reality television series The Bachelor (UK), featuring Gavin Henson as "The Bachelor". The show was off-air for 6 years in the UK after the show previously aired on BBC Three, but was aired on Channel 5 between 19 August 2011 to 28 October 2011. The series was filmed in the south of France, Italy, the UK, with the final held in St. Lucia. In the 7th episode, Henson was required to visit the parents of the quarter finalists which meant that for one of the